Separation problem in satellite gravimetry

Inverse Gravimetry Problem

where A is some set of multiindices α. A first crucial question is whether there is enough data to (uniquely) find f . Let u0 be a function in the Sobolev space H(Ω) with zero Cauchy data u0 = ∂νu0 = 0 on Γ0 and let f0 = −∆u0. Due to linearity, −∆(u+ u0) = f + f0. Obviously, u and u+ u0 have the same Cauchy data on Γ0, so f and f+f0 produce the same data (2), but they are different in Ω. It is ...

Satellite Gravimetry Applied to Drought Monitoring

11.1 INTRODUCTION Near-surface wetness conditions change rapidly with the weather, which limits their usefulness as drought indicators. Deeper stores of water, including root-zone soil wetness and groundwater, portend longer-term weather trends and climate variations ; thus, they are well suited for quantifying droughts. However, the existing in situ networks for monitoring these variables suff...

Satellite Gravimetry: Mass Transport and Redistribution in the Earth System

Using GRACE Satellite Gravimetry for Assessing Large-Scale Hydrologic Extremes

Global assessment of the spatiotemporal variability in terrestrial total water storage anomalies (TWSA) in response to hydrologic extremes is critical for water resources management. Using TWSA derived from the gravity recovery and climate experiment (GRACE) satellites, this study systematically assessed the skill of the TWSA-climatology (TC) approach and breakpoint (BP) detection method for id...

Recent La Plata basin drought conditions observed by satellite gravimetry

[1] The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) provides quantitative measures of terrestrial water storage (TWS) change. GRACE data show a significant decrease in TWS in the lower (southern) La Plata river basin of South America over the period 2002–2009, consistent with recognized drought conditions in the region. GRACE data reveal a detailed picture of temporal and spatial evolution ...