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The ULR-repro3 GPS data reanalysis and its estimates of vertical land motion at tide gauges for sea level science
Médéric Gravelle
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
LIENSs, CNRS–La Rochelle University, 17000 La Rochelle, France
Guy Wöppelmann
LIENSs, CNRS–La Rochelle University, 17000 La Rochelle, France
Kevin Gobron
LIENSs, CNRS–La Rochelle University, 17000 La Rochelle, France
Royal Observatory of Belgium, 1180 Uccle, Belgium
Zuheir Altamimi
Institut de physique du globe de Paris,
Université de Paris, CNRS, IGN, 75005 Paris, France
ENSG-Géomatique, IGN, 77455 Marne la Vallée, France
Mikaël Guichard
LIENSs, CNRS–La Rochelle University, 17000 La Rochelle, France
Thomas Herring
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA
Paul Rebischung
Institut de physique du globe de Paris,
Université de Paris, CNRS, IGN, 75005 Paris, France
ENSG-Géomatique, IGN, 77455 Marne la Vallée, France
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We produced a reanalysis of GNSS data near tide gauges worldwide within the International GNSS Service. It implements advances in data modelling and corrections, extending the record length by about 7 years. A 28 % reduction in station velocity uncertainties is achieved over the previous solution. These estimates of vertical land motion at the coast supplement data from satellite altimetry or tide gauges for an improved understanding of sea level changes and their impacts along coastal areas.
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