Extraction of interannual signals from superconducting gravimeter data and their characterization

XiZhi HU, GenYou LIU

Prog Geophy ›› 2024, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6) : 2137-2152.

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Prog Geophy ›› 2024, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6) : 2137-2152. DOI: 10.6038/pg2024HH0487

Extraction of interannual signals from superconducting gravimeter data and their characterization

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The gravity variation of the Earth is a comprehensive reflection of the global mass and its motion, and the superconducting gravimeter is capable of observing small changes in the gravity field. In order to characterize the cyclic variations of gravity on interannual scales and the physical mechanisms behind them, in this paper, for the observation data of seven superconducting gravimeter stations, after deducting the instrument drift, synthetic tide, and atmospheric loading effects to obtain the gravity residuals, the normal Morlet wavelet transform method is utilized to identify and extract the signals with the periods of 1 a and 1.2 a, respectively, and the gravimetric factors of the pole tide associated with the Chandler wobble are estimated by the least-squares method. Then residuals are deducted from gravity pole tide, obvious interannual signals common to the stations are extracted, which have periods of 2.3 a, 2.7 a, 3.3 a, 3.7 a, 4.8 a and 6 a, and their corresponding mean amplitudes are obtained in the time domain. The sources of these periodic signals are preliminarily analyzed, in which the variations on the 2 a to 5 a scales have a high correlation with hydrological loads, and the 6 a signals in the residuals are highly correlated with the sequence of gravity variations computed from the GNSS-observed model of the vertical displacements of the Earth's surface 6 a.

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Time-varying gravity field / Superconducting gravimeter / Normal Morlet wavelet transform / Gravity pole tide / Interannual signal

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XiZhi HU , GenYou LIU. Extraction of interannual signals from superconducting gravimeter data and their characterization[J]. Progress in Geophysics. 2024, 39(6): 2137-2152 https://doi.org/10.6038/pg2024HH0487

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感谢陈晓东副研究员提供了Wuhan站1997年12月至2021年3月的h1数据,IGETS提供了超导重力仪Level3数据,IGETS的Dr. Christoph Förste将超导重力仪数据库中Wuhan站部分错误的Level2数据予以及时修正,EOST Loading Service提供了地表重力载荷数据.

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