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Table 1 Background models used within the RL05 and RL06 GRACE gravity field processing

From: Mass-related excitation of polar motion: an assessment of the new RL06 GRACE gravity field models

Gravity field model

Mean gravity

Solid Earth tides

Ocean tides

Pole tide

Short-term variations

N body perturbations

CSR RL05

GIF48

IERS 2010

GOT4.8

IERS 2010 (cubic)

AOD1B RL05

DE 405

JPL RL05

GIF48

IERS 2010

GOT4.7

IERS 2010 (cubic)

AOD1B RL05

DE 421

GFZ RL05

EIGEN-6C

IERS 2010

EOT11a

Constant mean pole

AOD1B RL05

DE 421

ITSG-Grace2016

GOCO04s

IERS 2010

EOT11a

IERS 2010 (cubic)

AOD1B RL05

DE 421

CSR RL06

GGM05C

IERS 2010

GOT4.8

IERS 2010 (linear)

AOD1B RL06

DE 430

JPL RL06

GGM05C

IERS 2010

FES2014b

IERS 2010 (linear)

AOD1B RL06

DE 430

GFZ RL06

EIGEN-6C4

IERS 2010

FES2014

IERS 2010 (linear)

AOD1B RL06

DE 430

ITSG-Grace2018

ITSG-GraceGoce2017

IERS 2010

FES2014b + GRACE

IERS 2010 (linear)

AOD1B RL06 + LSDM

DE 421