Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2001/00972
Validation of GRACE gravity field determination using GPS.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor P Clarke, Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and Geosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor P Moore, Newcastle University, Sch of Engineering
- Grant held at:
- Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and Geosciences
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Technol. for Environ. Appl.
- Abstract:
- The forthcoming GRACE gravity satellite mission promises to deliver unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions of Earth's gravity field. The largest temporal variations of the gravity field are a result of redistribution of the masses held in the oceans, ice caps and the atmosphere. As a result of these changes, loading of Earth's crust varies and the ensuing deformations are measurable using GPS. We propose to use co-ordinate time series that are determined using data from the global network of GPS receivers operated by the International GPS Service and analysed at the Department of Geomatics, University of Newcastle, to calibrate and validate the GRACE measurements. The GPS time series will be compared with the mass loading determined from the GRACE gravity measurements and also those determined using ocean bottom pressure data from an Ocean Circulation Model.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2001/00972
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- EO Programmes Pre FEC2
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- EO Enabling Fund
This grant award has a total value of £22,154
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £12,228 | £3,135 | £1,166 | £5,625 |
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