Correction of high-frequency (> 0.3 mHz) air pressure effects in gravity time-series

Author(s)
Bruno Meurers
Abstract

Correcting atmospheric effects in measurements of vertical acceleration is challenging, particularly at frequencies above 0.3 mHz. Corrections based on 4-D atmosphere models should be the most effective, but are limited in temporal and spatial resolutions. So these models are commonly combined with a constant admittance between air pressure and gravity, though the correction can be further improved by allowing a frequency-dependent admittance. This paper studies the effectiveness of such procedures given that air pressure admittance varies with time because of variability in the underlying local atmospheric process, and finds that admittances estimated by cross-spectral analysis gives better results than a constant admittance does. The best results are achieved by combining a 4-D model with admittances estimated from time-series that cover the event of interest.

Organisation(s)
Department of Meteorology and Geophysics
Journal
Geophysical Journal International
Volume
237
Pages
14-30
No. of pages
17
ISSN
0956-540X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggae030
Publication date
04-2024
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
105111 Gravimetry
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Geochemistry and Petrology, Geophysics
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/c3ad41f2-aeb8-4c31-aab2-6d999e9c29e7