<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Ocean tidal loading is important source of disturbances in precise gravity measurements. Nowadays gravimeters reached unprecedented relative accuracy and loading signal can be observed also at large distances from the oceans.In this paper theoretical calculations are compared with analysis made on the basis of observations collected in Jóozefoslaw Observatory during last three years with use of LCR-ET spring gravimeter. Long series of consisted data allowed for investigation in small subtle gravity signals. Subtracting body tides from tidal analysis results yields discrepancies of a few <italic>nm /s</italic>2 for main tidal constituents which are in good agreement with computed ocean loading using most recent ocean models.</abstract>

Ocean tidal loading is important source of disturbances in precise gravity measurements. Nowadays gravimeters reached unprecedented relative accuracy and loading signal can be observed also at large distances from the oceans.In this paper theoretical calculations are compared with analysis made on the basis of observations collected in Jóozefoslaw Observatory during last three years with use of LCR-ET spring gravimeter. Long series of consisted data allowed for investigation in small subtle gravity signals. Subtracting body tides from tidal analysis results yields discrepancies of a few nm /s2 for main tidal constituents which are in good agreement with computed ocean loading using most recent ocean models.

Ocean Tidal Loading from the Gravity Measurements at Jozefoslaw Observatory

Department of Geodesy and Geodetic Astronomy, Warsaw University of Technology, pl. Politechniki 1, 00-661 Warsaw, Poland

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Ocean tidal loading is important source of disturbances in precise gravity measurements. Nowadays gravimeters reached unprecedented relative accuracy and...

Ocean Tidal Loading from the Gravity Measurements at Jozefoslaw Observatory

Data publikacji: 17 mar 2011

Zakres stron: 175 - 183

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10018-011-0006-2

Słowa kluczowe
ocean tidal loading, gravity measurements, LCR gravimeter

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Ocean Tidal Loading from the Gravity Measurements at Jozefoslaw Observatory

Data publikacji: 17 mar 2011

Zakres stron: 175 - 183

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10018-011-0006-2

Słowa kluczoweocean tidal loading, gravity measurements, LCR gravimeter

This content is open access.

Słowa kluczowe
ocean tidal loading, gravity measurements, LCR gravimeter