Comparative analysis of different environmental loading methods and their impacts on the GPS height time series

W Jiang, Z Li, T van Dam, W Ding - Journal of Geodesy, 2013 - Springer
Three different environmental loading methods are used to estimate surface displacements
and correct non-linear variations in a set of GPS weekly height time series. Loading data are …

Nontidal ocean loading: amplitudes and potential effects in GPS height time series

T van Dam, X Collilieux, J Wuite, Z Altamimi, J Ray - Journal of Geodesy, 2012 - Springer
Ocean bottom pressure (OBP) changes are caused by a redistribution of the ocean's internal
mass that are driven by atmospheric circulation, a change in the mass entering or leaving …

Analysis of Earth's polar motion and length of day trends in comparison with estimates using second degree stokes coefficients from satellite gravimetry

L Zotov, C Bizouard, CK Shum, C Zhang… - Advances in Space …, 2022 - Elsevier
We analyzed the impacts of data span on trend estimates using Earth's long-term polar
motion time series, 1846-present, and using methodologies including singular spectrum …

Quantifying discrepancies in the three-dimensional seasonal variations between IGS station positions and load models

Y Niu, N Wei, M Li, P Rebischung, C Shi, G Chen - Journal of Geodesy, 2022 - Springer
Seasonal deformation related to mass redistribution on the Earth's surface can be recorded
by continuous global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and simulated by surface loading …

Recent changes in the Earth's oblateness driven by Greenland and Antarctic ice mass loss

RS Nerem, J Wahr - Geophysical Research Letters, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We use temporal gravity variations from GRACE to investigate changes in a 34‐year time
series of Earth's oblateness (J2) observed by satellite laser ranging (SLR). We use 2002 …

Variation of Earth's Oblateness J2 on Interannual‐to‐Decadal Timescales

BF Chao, Y Yu, CH Chung - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Earth's oblateness varies slightly due to a host of physical processes that involve large‐
scale meridional N‐S mass redistributions in the Earth. We analyze these minute …

Non-linearity of geocentre motion and its impact on the origin of the terrestrial reference frame

D Dong, W Qu, P Fang, D Peng - Geophysical Journal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The terrestrial reference frame is a cornerstone for modern geodesy and its applications for
a wide range of Earth sciences. The underlying assumption for establishing a terrestrial …

Contribution of satellite laser ranging to combined gravity field models

A Maier, S Krauss, W Hausleitner, O Baur - Advances in space research, 2012 - Elsevier
In the framework of satellite-only gravity field modeling, satellite laser ranging (SLR) data is
typically exploited to recover long-wavelength features. This contribution provides a detailed …

Assessing the Nonlinear Changes in Global Navigation Satellite System Vertical Time Series with Environmental Loading in Mainland China

J Zhang, Z Li, P Zhang, F Yang, J Wu, X Liu, X Wang… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the nonlinear changes in the vertical motion of 411 GNSS reference
stations situated in mainland China and assessed the influence of the environmental load …

Using GRACE to explain variations in the Earth's oblateness

Y Sun, R Riva, P Ditmar… - Geophysical Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new approach to estimate time variations in J 2. Those variations are
represented as the sum of contributions from individual sources. This approach uses solely …