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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-1385-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-1385-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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Data description paper
| 
22 Jun 2020
Data description paper |
| 22 Jun 2020
| 22 Jun 2020
Description of the multi-approach gravity field models from Swarm GPS data
João Teixeira da Encarnação
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS, Delft, the Netherlands
Center for Space Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 3925
West Braker Lane, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78759-5321, USA
Pieter Visser
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS, Delft, the Netherlands
Daniel Arnold
Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5,
3012 Bern, Switzerland
Aleš Bezdek
Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Fricova 298,
251 65 Ondřejov, Czech Republic
Eelco Doornbos
Royal Netherlands Meteorological
Institute, Utrechtseweg 297, 3731 GA De Bilt, the Netherlands
Matthias Ellmer
Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
Junyi Guo
School of Earth Sciences of The Ohio State University, 125 Oval Dr S,
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Jose van den IJssel
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS, Delft, the Netherlands
Elisabetta Iorfida
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS, Delft, the Netherlands
Adrian Jäggi
Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5,
3012 Bern, Switzerland
Jaroslav Klokocník
Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Fricova 298,
251 65 Ondřejov, Czech Republic
Sandro Krauss
Institute of Geodesy of the Graz University of Technology, Steyergasse
30/III, 8010 Graz, Austria
Xinyuan Mao
Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5,
3012 Bern, Switzerland
Torsten Mayer-Gürr
Institute of Geodesy of the Graz University of Technology, Steyergasse
30/III, 8010 Graz, Austria
Ulrich Meyer
Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5,
3012 Bern, Switzerland
Josef Sebera
Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Fricova 298,
251 65 Ondřejov, Czech Republic
C. K. Shum
School of Earth Sciences of The Ohio State University, 125 Oval Dr S,
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Chaoyang Zhang
School of Earth Sciences of The Ohio State University, 125 Oval Dr S,
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
School of Earth Sciences of The Ohio State University, 125 Oval Dr S,
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Christoph Dahle
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5,
3012 Bern, Switzerland
Data sets
Multi-approach Gravity Field Models from Swarm GPS data J. Encarnacao, P. Visser, A. Jaeggi, A. Bezdek, T. Mayer-Gürr, C. Shum, D. Arnold, E. Doornbos, M. Elmer, J. Guo, J. van den IJssel, E. Iorfida, J. Klokocnik, S. Krauss, X. Mao, U. Meyer, J. Sebera, C. Zhang, and Y. Zhang https://doi.org/10.5880/ICGEM.2019.006
Model code and software
Swarm monthly models ESA https://swarm-diss.eo.esa.int/
Short summary
Although not the primary mission of the Swarm three-satellite constellation, the sensors on these satellites are accurate enough to measure the melting and accumulation of Earth’s ice reservoirs, precipitation cycles, floods, and droughts, amongst others. Swarm sees these changes well compared to the dedicated GRACE satellites at spatial scales of roughly 1500 km. Swarm confirms most GRACE observations, such as the large ice melting in Greenland and the wet and dry seasons in the Amazon.
Although not the primary mission of the Swarm three-satellite constellation, the sensors on...
