It is recognized widely nowadays that the superconducting gravimeter (SG) is a kind of best relative gravimeter with high
observing precision, good continuity and stability. However, it is necessary to calibrate the direct output (change in voltage)
by using scale value (calibration factor) before getting the change of the real gravity field. Studies show that the accuracy
of the scale value will influence the late analysis and explanation of the observations. By using absolute gravity measurements
of a FG5 absolute gravimeter (AG) at Wuhan international tidal gravity fundamental station (two campaigns each for 3 days)
and by using known tidal parameters at the same station, the calibration factors of the SG and their precision are studied
in detail in this paper.
Key words superconducting gravimeter - absolute gravimeter - tidal observation - calibration factor - precision analysis
CLC number P223+.6
Foundation item: National Outstanding Youth Foundation (49925411), State Natural Sciences Foundation of China (49774223) and Knowledge Innovation
Foundation of Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZ952-J1-411, KZCX2-106).