Vertical crustal motion determined by satellite altimetry and tide gauge data in Fennoscandia
We present a new method of combining satellite altimetry and tide gauge data to obtain improved estimates of absolute (or geocentric) vertical crustal motion at tide gauges within a semi-enclosed sea. As an illustration, we combine TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry data (1992–2001) and 25 long-term (>40 y...
Published in: | Geophysical Research Letters |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Geophysical Union
2004
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GL019106 http://ir.lib.ncku.edu.tw/handle/987654321/110816 |
Summary: | We present a new method of combining satellite altimetry and tide gauge data to obtain improved estimates of absolute (or geocentric) vertical crustal motion at tide gauges within a semi-enclosed sea. As an illustration, we combine TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry data (1992–2001) and 25 long-term (>40 years) tide gauge records around the Baltic Sea region of Fennoscandia, an area where crustal deformation is dominated by glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA). A comparison of the estimated vertical motion, at 1–11 mm/yr, with independent solutions from 10 collocated BIFROST GPS sites, shows a difference of 0.2 ± 0.9 mm/yr, thus verifying the accuracy and robustness of the procedure. The solution uncertainty is estimated at 0.4 mm/yr, which is significantly lower than previous analyses of this type. We conclude that our technique can potentially provide accurate vertical motion observations globally where long-term tide gauge records exist. |
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