EarthRef.org Reference Database (ERR)
Development and Maintenance by the EarthRef.org Database Team

Detailed Reference Information
Schmidt et al. 2006
Schmidt, M., Han, S.-C., Kusche, J., Sanchez, L. and Shum, C.K. (2006). Regional high-resolution spatiotemporal gravity modeling from GRACE data using spherical wavelets. Geophysical Research Letters 33: doi: 10.1029/2005GL025509. issn: 0094-8276.

We determine a regional spatiotemporal gravity field over northern South America including the Amazon region using GRACE inter-satellite range-rate measurements by application of a wavelet-based multiresolution technique. A major advantage of this method is that we are able to represent the Amazon hydrological signals in form of time series of detail signals with level-dependent temporal resolution: the coarser structures generally require only ten days, whereas the medium and finer details are computable from one month of data. To this end, we employ the basic property of multiresolution representations, which is to split a signal into detail signals, each related to a specific resolution level and computable from data covering a specific part of the spectrum. Our results, which for the first time fully exploit the spatial and temporal resolutions of GRACE data in modeling Amazon hydrological fluxes, are in good agreement with hydrological models and GPS-derived height variations.

BACKGROUND DATA FILES

Abstract

Keywords
Geodesy and Gravity, Time variable gravity (7223, 7230), Geodesy and Gravity, Geopotential theory and determination, Geodesy and Gravity, Satellite geodesy, technical issues (6994, 7969), Geodesy and Gravity, Ocean/Earth/atmosphere/hydrosphere/cryosphere interactions (0762, 1218, 3319, 4550)
Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
http://www.agu.org/journals/gl/
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009-1277
USA
1-202-462-6900
1-202-328-0566
service@agu.org
Click to clear formClick to return to previous pageClick to submit