| Literature DB >> 31534490 |
Byron D Tapley1, Michael M Watkins2, Frank Flechtner3,4, Christoph Reigber3, Srinivas Bettadpur1, Matthew Rodell5, Ingo Sasgen6, James S Famiglietti7, Felix W Landerer2, Don P Chambers8, John T Reager2, Alex S Gardner2, Himanshu Save1, Erik R Ivins2, Sean C Swenson9, Carmen Boening2, Christoph Dahle3, David N Wiese2, Henryk Dobslaw3, Mark E Tamisiea1, Isabella Velicogna2.
Abstract
Time-resolved satellite gravimetry has revolutionized understanding of mass transport in the Earth system. Since 2002, the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) has enabled monitoring of the terrestrial water cycle, ice sheet and glacier mass balance, sea level change and ocean bottom pressure variations and understanding responses to changes in the global climate system. Initially a pioneering experiment of geodesy, the time-variable observations have matured into reliable mass transport products, allowing assessment and forecast of a number of important climate trends and improve service applications such as the U.S. Drought Monitor. With the successful launch of the GRACE Follow-On mission, a multi decadal record of mass variability in the Earth system is within reach.Entities:
Year: 2019 PMID： 31534490 PMCID： PMC6750016 DOI： 10.1038/s41558-019-0456-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Clim Chang