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Detecting hydrologic deformation using GRACE and GPS
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posted on 2023-05-26, 15:46 authored by Tregoning, P, Christopher WatsonChristopher Watson, Ramillien, G, McQueen, H, Zhang, JHydrological processes cause variations in gravitational potential and surface deformations, both of which are detectable using space geodetic techniques. We computed elastic deformation using continental water load estimates derived from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment and compared to 3D deformation estimated from GPS observations. The agreement is very good in areas where large hydrologic signals occur over broad spatial scales, with correlation in horizontal components as high as 0.9. Agreement is also observed at smaller scales, including across Europe. This suggests that: a) both techniques are perhaps more accurate than previously thought and b) a large percentage of the non-linear variations seen in our GPS time series are most likely related to geophysical processes rather than analysis error. Low correlation at some sites suggests that local processes or site specific analysis errors dominate the GPS deformation estimates rather than the broad-scale hydrologic signals detected by GRACE.
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Geophysical Research LettersVolume
36ISSN
0094-8276Publication status
- Published
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Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union.Repository Status
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