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HUST-Grace2026s: a high-resolution static gravity field product from GRACE and GRACE-FO observations (2002–2025)
Lijun Zheng
National Gravitation Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics, MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurement, and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
now at: Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering, Shanghai 201109, People's Republic of China
National Gravitation Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics, MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurement, and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
Xiang Guo
National Gravitation Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics, MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurement, and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
Zebing Zhou
National Gravitation Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics, MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurement, and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
Zhicai Luo
National Gravitation Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics, MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurement, and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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By combining over twenty years of satellite data from the GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) and GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on) missions, this research creates a unified and highly accurate map of Earth's gravity field. Our advanced processing technique significantly improves accuracy, reducing errors by over half compared to previous models. The resulting dataset is crucial for precisely tracking long-term environmental shifts, such as water storage changes and ice sheet melt, thereby improving our understanding of climate change impacts.
By combining over twenty years of satellite data from the GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate...
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