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Measuring postglacial rebound with GPS and absolute gravity

2000; American Geophysical Union; Volume: 27; Issue: 23 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1029/2000gl011946

1944-8007

Kristine M. Larson, Tonie van Dam,

GNSS positioning and interference

We compare vertical rates of deformation derived from continuous Global Positioning System (GPS) observations and episodic measurements of absolute gravity. We concentrate on 4 sites in a region of North America experiencing postglacial rebound. The rates of uplift from gravity and GPS agree within one standard deviation for all sites. The GPS vertical deformation rates are significantly more precise than the gravity rates, primarily because of the denser temporal spacing provided by continuous GPS tracking. We conclude that continuous GPS observations are more cost efficient and provide more precise estimates of vertical deformation rates than campaign style gravity observations where systematic errors are difficult to quantify.