Research Article

Research and Construction of a Global Hexagonal Marine Gravity Gradient Reference Map for Navigation

Table 5

Grid model error statistics, where Std indicates the standard deviation.

TrackGridResolutionTrack grid numberMaximum (km)Minimum (km)Average (km)Std (km)

1Hexagon11th level3052.13750.00460.99550.5725
Quadrilateral23612.53760.01311.24420.7167
Hexagon12th level6061.09440.00150.49640.2845
Quadrilateral17211.26680.00300.62050.3584
Hexagon13th level12020.55300.00100.24560.1420
Quadrilateral3014350.63140.00120.30860.1787

2Hexagon11th level3142.15320.01741.05550.6103
Quadrilateral23482.53760.00521.22740.7117
Hexagon12th level6251.10010.00150.52330.3042
Quadrilateral16951.26680.00360.61230.3573
Hexagon13th level12550.55300.00110.26380.1524
Quadrilateral3013900.63140.00210.30680.1778