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Vertical crustal motion determined by satellite altimetry and tide gauge data in Fennoscandia
Author(s) -
Kuo C. Y.,
Shum C. K.,
Braun A.,
Mitrovica J. X.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2003gl019106
Subject(s) - tide gauge , post glacial rebound , geodesy , geology , altimeter , sea level , satellite altimetry , satellite geodesy , global positioning system , satellite , geodetic datum , ocean tide , climatology , oceanography , telecommunications , aerospace engineering , computer science , engineering
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.