Detecting seasonal and long-term vertical displacement in the North China Plain using GRACE and GPS

• Published in: Hydrology and earth system sciences Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. 2905 - 2922
• Main Authors: Wang, Linsong, Chen, Chao, Du, Jinsong, Wang, Tongqing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 15.06.2017; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Annual rainfall; Annual variations; Anthropogenic factors; Aquifers; Atmosphere; Climate; Climate change; Climate models; Climatic analysis; Computer simulation; Confined aquifers; Correlation; Dams; Data; Data assimilation; Data collection; Data recovery; Depletion; Displacement; Environmental aspects; Equivalence; Exploitation; Global Positioning System; Global positioning systems; GPS; GRACE (experiment); Gravitation; Gravity; Groundwater; Groundwater depletion; Groundwater levels; Groundwater recharge; Groundwater storage; Human influences; Human motion; Hydrologic cycle; Hydrology; Load distribution; Mathematical models; Moho; Moisture; Ocean circulation; Positioning systems; Precipitation; Rain; Recharging; Satellite navigation systems; Scaling; Scaling factors; Seasonal variation; Seasonal variations; Series (mathematics); Soil; Soil moisture; Soils; Studies; Subsidence; Tectonics; Trends; Uplift; Upwelling; Vertical velocities; Water storage; China

In total, 29 continuous Global Positioning System (GPS) time series data together with data from Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) are analysed to determine the seasonal displacements of surface loadings in the North China Plain (NCP). Results show significant seasonal variations and a...