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Data description paper
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Data description paper |
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GravIS: mass anomaly products from satellite gravimetry
Geodesy, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Eva Boergens
Geodesy, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Ingo Sasgen
Geosciences, Alfred Wegener Institute, 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany
Institute of Geography, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
Thorben Döhne
Institut für Planetare Geodäsie, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
Sven Reißland
Geodesy, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Henryk Dobslaw
Geodesy, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Volker Klemann
Geodesy, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Michael Murböck
Geodesy, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Geodesy, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Rolf König
Geodesy, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Geodesy, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Robert Dill
Geodesy, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Mike Sips
Geodesy, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Ulrike Sylla
Geodesy, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Andreas Groh
Institut für Planetare Geodäsie, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
Martin Horwath
Institut für Planetare Geodäsie, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
Frank Flechtner
Geodesy, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Geodesy, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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GRACE and GRACE-FO are unique observing systems to quantify mass changes at the Earth’s surface from space. Time series of these mass changes are of high value for various applications, e.g., in hydrology, glaciology, and oceanography. GravIS (Gravity Information Service) provides easy access to user-friendly, regularly updated mass anomaly products. The portal visualizes and describes these data, aiming to highlight their significance for understanding changes in the climate system.
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