SIGMA

                                                                                
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
SIGMA     7010 517603901      .10                 .25                           
----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0
                                                                                
                                                                                
COLUMNS FORMAT         DESCRIPTION                         DEFAULT VALUE & UNITS
                                                                                
1-6     A6        SIGMA  - Permits specification of                             
                  observation weighting and editing sigmas.                     
                                                                                
7-14    I8        Station number.                                0              
                                                                                
15      I1        Station/satellite configuration #.             0              
                                                                                
16-17   I2        Measurement Type. 2 digits or less.            0              
                  See list of measurement types after                           
                  ENDARC description.                                           
                                                                                
18-24   I7        Satellite ID.                                  0              
                                                                                
25-30   I6        Measurement Type. 3 digits or less.            0              
                  See list of measurement types after                           
                  ENDARC description.                                           
                                                                                
31-40   D10.8     Observation standard deviation.         Obtained from data    
                  Used in forming normal equations.                             
                                                                                
51-60   D10.8     Observation editing sigma. Used for     Value in cols. 31-40  
                  data editing only. If this field is                           
                  left blank the standard deviation                             
                  specified in columns 31-40 will be                            
                  used for data editing.                                        
                                                                                
Units for sigmas are :  Range - M, Range Rate - CM/S, Angles - AS               
                                                                                
UNITS:  KM =Kilometers; M  =Meters    ; S  =Seconds    ; Kg =Kilograms          
        DEG=Degrees   ; RAD=Radians   ; AS =Arc seconds; MAS=Milli-arc seconds  
        CM =Centimeters
DEC 1992

9212.0

ARC SET - Option Cards

DATA SUBGROUP

SIGMA (cont)

                                                                                
                                                                                
NOTE : If SIGMA is intended to apply to all data, a SIGMA card should           
       preceed all SELECT cards, otherwise SIGMA applies only to its            
       preceding SELECT card in the setup. An example is provided here:         
                                                                                
SIGMA          40            2.0                 2.0                            
SELECT                                  90041300000.        900414000000        
SIGMA          40            0.0                 0.0                            
SELECT                                  90041400000.        900415000000        
SIGMA          40            1.0                 1.0                            
SELECT                                  90041600000.        900417000000        
SIGMA          40            0.0                 0.0                            
                                                                                
       In the example above sigma= 0.0 will be applied to all                   
       measurements between 900413 and 900414 and between 900416 and            
       900417, sigma= 1.0 will be applied to all observations between           
       900414 and 900415, sigma= 2.0 will be applied to all observations        
       between 900415 and 900416. The epoch times in this example are           
       900413 and 900417.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
IF CARD OMITTED: Sigma on data records will be used.


Patrick Dahiroc
1998-09-10