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Joint inversion of ground gravity data and satellite gravity gradients between Nepal and Bhutan: New insights on structural and seismic segmentation of the Himalayan arc / Rodolphe Cattin in Physics and chemistry of the Earth (A/B/C), vol 123 (October 2021)  

Public [article]  inPhysics and chemistry of the Earth (A/B/C) > vol 123 (October 2021) . - n° 103002 Titre : Joint inversion of ground gravity data and satellite gravity gradients between Nepal and Bhutan: New insights on structural and seismic segmentation of the Himalayan arc Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Rodolphe Cattin, Auteur ; Théo Berthet, Auteur ; György Hetényi, Auteur ; Anita Thea Saraswati, Auteur ; Isabelle Panet , Auteur ; Stéphane Mazzotti, Auteur ; Cécilia Cadio, Auteur ; Matthieu Ferry, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Projets : TOPO-Extreme / Cattin, Rodolphe, TOSCA / Cattin, Rodolphe Article en page(s) : n° 103002 Note générale : bibliographie This work was supported by grants from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANR-18-CE01-0017 and CNES TOSCA, as well as the Swiss National Science Foundation grant PP00P2_157627 (project OROG3NY). Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] Bhoutan [Termes IGN] gradient de gravitation [Termes IGN] gravimétrie spatiale [Termes IGN] Himalaya [Termes IGN] levé gravimétrique [Termes IGN] Népal [Termes IGN] séisme Résumé : (auteur) Along-strike variation in the geometry of lithospheric structures is a key control parameter for the occurrence and propagation of major interplate earthquakes in subduction and collision zones. The lateral segmentation of the Himalayan arc is now well-established from various observations, including topography, gravity anomalies, exhumation rates, and present-day seismic activity. Good knowledge of the main geometric features of these segments and their boundaries is thus the next step to improve seismic hazard assessment in this area. Following recent studies, we focus our approach on the transition zone between Nepal and Bhutan where both M > 8 earthquakes and changes in the geometry of the Indian plate have been documented. Ground gravity data sets are combined with satellite gravity gradients provided by the GOCE mission (Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer) in a joint inversion to assess the location and the geometry of this transition. We obtain a ca. 10 km wide transition zone located at the western border of Bhutan that is aligned with the Madhupur fault in the foreland and coincides with the Dhubri–Chungthang fault zone and the Yadong-Gulu rift in Himalaya and southern Tibet, respectively. This sharp segment boundary at depth can act as a barrier to earthquake rupture propagation. It can possibly restrict the size of large earthquakes and thus reduce the occurrence probability of M > 9 earthquakes along the Main Himalayan Thrust. Numéro de notice : A2021-500 Affiliation des auteurs : UMR IPGP-Géod+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1016/j.pce.2021.103002 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2021.103002 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98261 [article]

From space to lithosphere: inversion of the GOCE gravity gradients. Supply to the Earth’s interior study / Matthieu Plasman in Geophysical journal international, vol 223 n° 1 (October 2020)  

Public [article]  inGeophysical journal international > vol 223 n° 1 (October 2020) . - pp 398 - 419 Titre : From space to lithosphere: inversion of the GOCE gravity gradients. Supply to the Earth’s interior study Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Matthieu Plasman, Auteur ; Christel Tiberi, Auteur ; Cécilia Cadio, Auteur ; Anita Thea Saraswati, Auteur ; Gwendoline Pajot-Métivier , Auteur ; Michel Diament, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Projets : 3-projet - voir note / Cattin, Rodolphe Article en page(s) : pp 398 - 419 Note générale : bibliographie TOSCA project financing (PIGGS project) Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes IGN] anomalie de pesanteur [Termes IGN] données GOCE [Termes IGN] géophysique interne [Termes IGN] gradient de gravitation [Termes IGN] gravimétrie spatiale [Termes IGN] lithosphère [Termes IGN] problème inverse Résumé : (auteur) The emergence of high resolution satellite measurements of the gravitational field (GOCE mission) offers promising perspectives for the study of the Earth’s interior. These new data call for the development of innovant analysis and interpretation methods. Here we combine a forward prism computation with a Bayesian resolution approach to invert for these gravity gradient data configuration. We apply and test our new method on satellite data configuration, that is 225 km height with a global and homogeneous geographic distribution. We first quantify the resolution of our method according to both data and parametrization characteristics. It appears that for reasonable density contrast values (0.1 g cm−3) crustal structures have to be wider than ∼28 km to be detectable in the GOCE signal. Deeper bodies are distinguishable for greater size (35 km size at 50 km depth, ∼80 km at 300 km depth). We invert the six tensor components, among which five are independent. By carefully testing each of them and their different combinations, we enlighten a trade off between the recovery of data and the sensitivity to inversion parameters. We particularly discussed this characteristic in terms of geometry of the synthetic model tested (structures orientation, 3-D geometry, etc.). In terms of RMS value, each component is always better explained if inverted solely, but the result is strongly affected by the inversion parametrization (smoothing, variances, etc.). On the contrary, the simultaneous inversion of several components displays a significant improvement for the global tensor recovery, more dependent on data than on density variance or on smoothness control. Comparing gravity and gradient inversions, we highlight the superiority of the GG data to better reproduce the structures especially in terms of vertical location. We successfully test our method on a realistic case of a complex subduction case for both gradient and gravity data. While the imaging of small crustal structures requires terrestrial gravity data set, the longest wavelength of the slab is well recovered with both data sets. The precision and homogeneous coverage of GOCE data however, counterbalance the heterogeneous and often quite non-existence coverage of terrestrial gravity data. This is particularly true in large areas which requires a coherent assemblage of heterogeneous data sets, or in high relief, vegetally covered and offshore zones. Numéro de notice : A2020-823 Affiliation des auteurs : UMR IPGP-Géod+Ext (2020- ) Autre URL associée : vers HAL Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1093/gji/ggaa318 date de publication en ligne : 26/06/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaa318 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97260 [article]

Using quantum optical sensors for determining the Earth’s gravity field from space / Jurgen Müller in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 8 (August 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 8 (August 2020) . - n° 71 Titre : Using quantum optical sensors for determining the Earth’s gravity field from space Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jurgen Müller, Auteur ; Hu Wu, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : n° 71 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes IGN] capteur optique [Termes IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes IGN] données GOCE [Termes IGN] données GRACE [Termes IGN] gradient [Termes IGN] gradiomètre [Termes IGN] gravimétrie spatiale [Termes IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes IGN] incertitude temporelle [Termes IGN] longueur d'onde [Termes IGN] onde myriamétrique [Termes IGN] optique quantique Résumé : (auteur) Quantum optical technology provides an opportunity to develop new kinds of gravity sensors and to enable novel measurement concepts for gravimetry. Two candidates are considered in this study: the cold atom interferometry (CAI) gradiometer and optical clocks. Both sensors show a high sensitivity and long-term stability. They are assumed on board of a low-orbit satellite like gravity field and steady-state ocean circulation explorer (GOCE) and gravity recovery and climate experiment (GRACE) to determine the Earth’s gravity field. Their individual contributions were assessed through closed-loop simulations which rigorously mapped the sensors’ sensitivities to the gravity field coefficients. Clocks, which can directly obtain the gravity potential (differences) through frequency comparison, show a high sensitivity to the very long-wavelength gravity field. In the GRACE orbit, clocks with an uncertainty level of 1.0×10−18 are capable to retrieve temporal gravity signals below degree 12, while 1.0×10−17 clocks are useful for detecting the signals of degree 2 only. However, it poses challenges for clocks to achieve such uncertainties in a short time. In space, the CAI gradiometer is expected to have its ultimate sensitivity and a remarkable stability over a long time (measurements are precise down to very low frequencies). The three diagonal gravity gradients can properly be measured by CAI gradiometry with a same noise level of 5.0 mE/Hz−−−√. They can potentially lead to a 2–5 times better solution of the static gravity field than that of GOCE above degree and order 50, where the GOCE solution is mainly dominated by the gradient measurements. In the lower degree part, benefits from CAI gradiometry are still visible, but there, solutions from GRACE-like missions are superior. Numéro de notice : A2020-537 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01401-8 date de publication en ligne : 24/07/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01401-8 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95730 [article]

Combination of GRACE monthly gravity fields on the normal equation level / Ulrich Meyer in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n° 9 (September 2019)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 93 n° 9 (September 2019) . - pp 1645 - 1658 Titre : Combination of GRACE monthly gravity fields on the normal equation level Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Ulrich Meyer, Auteur ; Yoomin Jean, Auteur ; A. Kvas, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Article en page(s) : pp 1645 - 1658 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes IGN] analyse de variance [Termes IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes IGN] données GRACE [Termes IGN] filtrage du bruit [Termes IGN] gravimétrie spatiale [Termes IGN] mesure de la qualité [Termes IGN] série temporelle Résumé : (Auteur) A large number of time-series of monthly gravity fields derived from GRACE data provide users with a wealth of information on mass transport processes in the system Earth. The users are, however, left alone with the decision which time-series to analyze. Following the example of other well-known combination services provided by the geodetic community, the prototype of a combination service has been developed within the frame of the project EGSIEM (2015–2017) to combine the different time-series with the goal to provide a unique and superior product to the user community. Four associated analysis centers (ACs) of EGSIEM, namely AIUB, GFZ, GRGS and IfG, generated monthly gravity fields which were then combined using the different normal equations (NEQs). But the relative weights determined by variance component estimation (VCE) on the NEQ level do not lead to an optimal combined product due to the different processing strategies applied by the individual ACs. We therefore resort to VCE on the solution level to derive relative weights that are representative of the noise levels of the individual solutions. These weights are then applied in the combination on the NEQ level. Prior to combination, empirical scaling factors that are based on pairwise combinations of NEQs are derived to balance the impact of the NEQs on the combined solution. We compare the processing approaches of the different ACs and introduce quality measures derived either from the differences w.r.t. the monthly means of the individual gravity fields or w.r.t. a deterministic signal model. After combination, the gravity fields are validated by comparison to the official GRACE SDS RL05 time-series and the individual contributions of the associated ACs in the spectral and the spatial domain. While the combined gravity fields are comparable in signal strength to the individual time-series, they stand out by their low noise level. In terms of noise, they are in 90% of all months as good or better than the best individual contribution from IfG and significantly less noisy than the official GRACE SDS RL05 time-series. Numéro de notice : A2019-507 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-019-01274-6 date de publication en ligne : 02/07/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-019-01274-6 Format de la ressource électronique : URL Article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=93792 [article]

Mass variation observing system by high low inter-satellite links (MOBILE) : a new concept for sustained observation of mass transport from space / Roland Pail in Journal of geodetic science, vol 9 n° 1 (January 2019)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodetic science > vol 9 n° 1 (January 2019) . - pp 48 - 58 Titre : Mass variation observing system by high low inter-satellite links (MOBILE) : a new concept for sustained observation of mass transport from space Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Roland Pail, Auteur ; Jonathan Bamber, Auteur ; Richard Biancale, Auteur ; Rory Bingham, Auteur ; Carla Braitenberg, Auteur ; Annette Eicker, Auteur ; Frank Flechtner, Auteur ; Thomas Gruber, Auteur ; Andreas Güntner, Auteur ; Gerhard Heinzel, Auteur ; Martin Horwath, Auteur ; Laurent Longuevergne, Auteur ; J. Muller, Auteur ; Isabelle Panet , Auteur ; Hubert Savenije, Auteur ; S. Seneviratne, Auteur ; Nico Sneeuw, Auteur ; Tonie M. van Dam, Auteur ; Bert Wouters, Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Projets : 1-Pas de projet / Cattin, Rodolphe Article en page(s) : pp 48 - 58 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes IGN] gravimétrie spatiale [Termes IGN] harmonique sphérique [Termes IGN] masse Résumé : (auteur) As changes in gravity are directly related to mass variability, satellite missions observing the Earth’s time varying gravity field are a unique tool for observing mass transport processes in the Earth system, such as the water cycle, rapid changes in the cryosphere, oceans, and solid Earth processes, on a global scale. The observation of Earth’s gravity field was successfully performed by the GRACE and GOCE satellite missions, and will be continued by the GRACE Follow-On mission. A comprehensive team of European scientists proposed the next-generation gravity field mission MOBILE in response to the European Space Agency (ESA) call for a Core Mission in the frame of Earth Explorer 10 (EE10). MOBILE is based on the innovative observational concept of a high-low tracking formation with micrometer ranging accuracy, complemented by new instrument concepts. Since a high-low tracking mission primarily observes the radial component of gravity-induced orbit perturbations, the error structure is close to isotropic. This geometry significantly reduces artefacts of previous along-track ranging low-low formations (GRACE, GRACE-Follow-On) such as the typical striping patterns. The minimum configuration consists of at least two medium-Earth orbiters (MEOs) at 10000 km altitude or higher, and one low-Earth orbiter (LEO) at 350-400 km. The main instrument is a laser-based distance or distance change measurement system, which is placed at the LEO. The MEOs are equipped either with passive reflectors or transponders. In a numerical closed-loop simulation, it was demonstrated that this minimum configuration is in agreement with the threshold science requirements of 5 mm equivalent water height (EWH) accuracy at 400 km wavelength, and 10 cm EWH at 200 km. MOBILE provides promising potential future perspectives by linking the concept to existing space infrastructure such as Galileo next-generation, as future element of the Copernicus/Sentinel programme, and holds the potential of miniaturization even up to swarm configurations. As such MOBILE can be considered as a precursor and role model for a sustained mass transport observing system from space. Numéro de notice : A2019-635 Affiliation des auteurs : Géodésie+Ext (mi2018-2019) Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1515/jogs-2019-0006 date de publication en ligne : 21/10/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1515/jogs-2019-0006 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95454 [article]

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GRACE era variability in the Earth's oblateness: a comparison of estimates from six different sources / Thierry Meyrath in Geophysical journal international, vol 208 n° 2 (February 2017)  

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Observing mass transport to understand global change and to benefit society / Roland Pail (2015)    

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