Evaluation of vertical crustal movements and sea level changes around Greenland from GPS and tide gauge observations

To better monitor the vertical crustal movements and sea level changes around Greenland,multiple data sources were used in this paper,including global positioning system(GPS),tide gauge,satellite gravimetry,satellite altimetry,glacial isostatic adjustment(GIA).First,the observations of more than 50 GPS stations from the international GNSS service(IGS)and Greenland network(GNET)in 2007–2018 were processed and the common mode error(CME)was eliminated with using the principal component analysis(PCA).The results show that all GPS stations show an uplift trend and the stations in southern Greenland have a higher vertical speed.Second,by deducting the influence of GIA,the impact of current Gr IS mass changes on GPS stations was analysed,and the GIA-corrected vertical velocity of the GPS is in good agreement with the vertical velocity obtained by gravity recovery and climate experiment(GRACE).Third,the absolute sea level change around Greenland at 4 gauge stations was obtained by combining relative sea level derived from tide gauge observations and crustal uplift rates derived from GPS observations,and was validated by sea level products of satellite altimetry.The results show that although the mass loss of Gr IS can cause considerable global sea level rise,eustatic movements along the coasts of Greenland are quite complex under different mechanisms of sea level changes.

Monitoring absolute vertical land motions and absolute sea-level changes from GPS and tide gauges data over French Polynesia

In this study,we estimate the absolute vertical land motions at three tidal stations with collocated Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS)receivers over French Polynesia during the period 2007-2020,and obtain,as ancillary results,estimates of the absolute changes in sea level at the same locations.To verify our processing approach to determining vertical motion,we first modeled vertical motion at the International GNSS Service(IGS)THTI station located in the capital island of Tahiti and compared our estimate with previous independent determinations,with a good agreement.We obtained the following estimates for the vertical land motions at the tide gauges:Tubuai island,Austral Archipelago-0.92±0.17 mm/yr,Vairao village,Tahiti Iti:-0.49±0.39 mm/yr,Rikitea,Gambier Archipelago-0.43±0.17 mm/yr.The absolute variations of the sea level are:Tubuai island,Austral Archipelago 5.25±0.60 mm/yr,Vairao village,Tahiti Iti:3.62±0.52 mm/yr,Rikitea,Gambier Archipelago 1.52±0.23 mm/yr.We discuss these absolute values in light of the values obtained from altimetric measurements and other means in French Polynesia.

Determination of the Absolute Rate of Sea Level by Using GPS Reference Station and Tide Gauge Data

The absolute rate of mean sea level of Xiamen area is derived from the data of Xiamen tide gauge station and Xiamen GPS fiducial station of crustal movement observation network of China（CMONC）. The height variation is discussed deeply in this paper, h is shown that height has periodic variations. So the rate of vertical land movement can not be precisely obtained only from several GPS campaigns. It is pointed out that the vertical crustal movement of tide gauge station should be monitored by using long-term continuous GPS observations.

Vertical motions of tide gauge stations near the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea

A modified Gauss-Markov model with weighted constraints was constructed by combining satellite altimeter and tide gauge records. Vertical motion rates of nine tide gauge stations around the Bohal Sea and Yellow Sea are estimated. This is the first time systematic estimates have been derived in this region. Downward trends were seen at the six tide gauge stations located at Tanggu, Longkou, Laohutan, Bayuquan, Xiaochangshan, and Yantai; with vertical motion rates of-1.82±0.50, -1.65±0.46, -0.88±0.42, -0.58±0.62, -0.13±0.43, and -0.01±0.43 mm/yr, respectively. Upward trends were seen at the three tide gauge stations located at Qinhuangdao, Huludao and Chengshantou; with vertical motion rates of 1.12±0.46, 0.55±0.49 and 0.26±0.44 mm/yr, respectively. There was significant subsidence in Tanggu and Longkou, and a rising trend in Qinhuangdao. According to our results, the rate of sea level rise calculated from these tide gauge records can be improved using a more accurate measurement of the land elevation accounting for lifting or subsidence. The model derived can be used to estimate vertical motions of tide gauge stations, and can be widely applied to revise the benchmark levels of tide gauges.

Validation of Sea Level Data in the East Asian Marginal Seas: Comparison between TOPEX/POSEIDON Altimeter and In-Situ Tide Gauges

In an effort to assess the reliability of satellite altimeter systems, the authors conduct a comparative analysis of sea level data that were collected from the TOPEX/POSEIDON (T/P) altimeter and 10 tide gauges (TG) near the satellite passing ground tracks. The analysis is made using datasets collected from marginal sea regions surrounding the Korean Peninsula at T/P cycles of 2 to 230, which correspond to October 1992 to December 1998. Proper treatment of tidal errors is a very critical step in data processing because the study area has very strong tide. When the T/P data are processed, the procedures of Park and Gamberoni (1995) are adapted to reduce errors associated with the tide. When the T/P data are processed in this way, the alias periods of M2, S2, and K1 constituents are found to be 62.1, 58.7, and 173 days repectively. The compatibility of the T/P and TG datasets are examined at various filtering periods. The results indicate that the low-frequency signals of the T/P data can be interpreted more safely with longer filtering periods (such as up to the maximum selected value of 200 days). When RMS errors for the 200-day low-pass filter period are compared with all 10 tidal stations, the values span the range of 2.8 to 6.7 cm. The results of a correlation analysis for this filtering period also show a strong agreement between the T/P and TG datasets across all stations investigated (e.g.,p- values consistently less than 0.001). Hence according to the analysis, the conclusion is made that the analysis of surface sea level using satellite altimeter data can be made safely with reasonably extended filtering periods such as 200 days.

Absolute sea level variability of Arctic Ocean in 1993–2018 from satellite altimetry and tide gauge observations

Arctic absolute sea level variations were analyzed based on multi-mission satellite altimetry data and tide gauge observations for the period of 1993–2018.The range of linear absolute sea level trends were found-2.00 mm/a to 6.88 mm/a excluding the central Arctic,positive trend rates were predominantly located in shallow water and coastal areas,and negative rates were located in high-latitude areas and Baffin Bay.Satellite-derived results show that the average secular absolute sea level trend was(2.53±0.42)mm/a in the Arctic region.Large differences were presented between satellite-derived and tide gauge results,which are mainly due to low satellite data coverage,uncertainties in tidal height processing and vertical land movement(VLM).The VLM rates at 11 global navigation satellite system stations around the Arctic Ocean were analyzed,among which 6 stations were tide gauge colocated,the results indicate that the absolute sea level trends after VLM corrected were of the same magnitude as satellite altimetry results.Accurately calculating VLM is the primary uncertainty in interpreting tide gauge measurements such that differences between tide gauge and satellite altimetry data are attributable generally to VLM.

A UNIFIED ISOSTATIC DATUM AND ITS APPLICATION IN SEA LEVEL CHANGE RESEARCH

The necessity of establishing a Unified Isostatic Datum (UID) for studying the sea levelchanges along the coast of China is discussed in this paper. A so-called Coastal Land Ver-tical Movement Isostatic Datum (CLVMID) is established based on precise releveling dataperformed from the 1950s to 1980s and some coniunction releveling data with tide stations.All the data consists of about 250,000 km releveling lines and covers the whole mainland ofChina. As examples, datum corrections for sea level changes derived from two tide stationsand recent crustal vertical movement in the Yangtse Delta area relative to the datum aregiven to explain the significance of the isostatic datum in the research of the sea levelchange trend.

Observation on Height Changes of Chinese Tide Gauges by GPS

The height changes of tide gauges directly influence sea level observation. For research of sea level variation in large region or globe, the land vertical displacement must be considered. Two sessions of GPS and absolute gravity observations in 2001 and 2003 are used to determine the horizontal and vertical motion of China coast in ITRF2000 and Eurasia frame. The difference between results of continuous observation and periodic observation is discussed.

Sea level rise along China coast in the last 60 years

Based on long-term tide gauge observations in the last 60 years,the temporal and spatial variation characteristics of sea level change along the coast of China are analyzed.The results indicate that the sea level along the coast of China has been rising at an increasing rate,with an estimated acceleration of 0.07 mm/a2.The rise rates were 2.4 mm/a,3.4 mm/a and 3.9 mm/a during 1960–2020,1980–2020 and 1993–2020,respectively.In the last 40 years,the coastal sea level has risen fastest in the South China Sea and slowest in the Yellow Sea.Seasonal sea levels all show an upward trend but rise faster in winter and spring and slower in autumn.Sea level change along the coast of China has significant periodic oscillations of quasi-2 a,4 a,7 a,11 a,quasi-19 a and 30–50 a,among which the 2–3 a,11 a,and 30–50 a signals are most remarkable,and the amplitude is approximately 1–2 cm.The coastal sea level in the most recent decade reached its highest value in the last 60 years.The decadal sea level from 2010 to 2019 was approximately 133 mm higher than the average of 1960–1969.Empirical orthogonal function analysis indicates that China’s coastal sea level has been changing in a north-south anti-phase pattern,with Pingtan and Fujian as the demarcation areas.This difference was especially obvious during 1980–1983,1995–1997 and 2011–2013.The coastal sea level was the highest in 2016,and this extreme sea level event was analyzed to be related mainly to the anomalous wind field and ENSO.

Combination of Tsoft and ET34-ANA-V80 software for the preprocessing and analysis of tide gauge data in French Polynesia

Since 2008 a network of five sea-level monitoring stations was progressively installed in French Polynesia.The stations are autonomous and data,collected at a sampling rate of 1 or 2 min,are not only recorded locally,but also transferred in real time by a radio-link to the NOAA through the GOES satellite.The new ET34-ANA-V80 version of ETERNA,initially developed for Earth Tides analysis,is now able to analyze ocean tides records.Through a two-step validation scheme,we took advantage of the flexibility of this new version,operated in conjunction with the preprocessing facilities of the Tsoft software,to recover co rrected data series able to model sea-level variations after elimination of the ocean tides signal.We performed the tidal analysis of the tide gauge data with the highest possible selectivity(optimal wave grouping)and a maximum of additional terms(shallow water constituents).Our goal was to provide corrected data series and modelled ocean tides signal to compute tide-free sea-level variations as well as tidal prediction models with centimeter precision.We also present in this study the characteristics of the ocean tides in French Polynesia and preliminary results concerning the non-tidal variations of the sea level concerning the tide gauge setting.

Spatial and Temporal Features of Regional Variations in Mean Sea Level around Taiwan

Satellite altimeter and in-situ tide gauge records are probably the most common means to obtain observational data for the study of changes in mean sea level. In this study, we employed these data to discuss the spatial and temporal features of regional variations in mean sea level around Taiwan. The results showed that most of the regional mean sea surface heights (SSH) around Taiwan are higher than the global mean sea surface heights. Most of the sea level trends are greater than the global mean sea level trend as well. We obtained diverse distribution results from the altimeter sea level records in neighboring areas by distributions fit, and the altimeter sea level records showed obvious inhomogene- ity. In addition, periodic fluctuations in the records regarding mean sea level were revealed in our study, based on Fourier spectra and wavelet scalograms.

Measurement of the sea surface using a GPS towing-body in Wanshan area

Wanshan area has been chosen to be the specified field to calibrate and validate(Cal/Val)the HY-2 altimeter and its follow-on satellites.In March 2018,an experiment has been conducted to determine the sea surface height(SSH)under the HY-2 A ground track(Pass No.203).A GPS towing-body(GPS-TB)was designed to measure the SSH covering an area of about 6 km×28 km wide centered on the HY-2 A altimeter satellite ground track.Three GPS reference stations,one tide gauge and a GPS buoy were placed in the research area,in order to process and resolve the kinematic solution and check the precision of the GPS-TB respectively.All the GPS data were calculated by the GAMIT/GLOBK software and TRACK module.The sea surface was determined by the GPS-TB solution and the tide gauge placed on Zhiwan Island.Then the sea surface of this area was interpolated by Arc GIS10.2 with ordinary Kriging method.The results showed that the precision of the GPS-TB is about 1.10 cm compared with the tide gauge placed nearby,which has an equivalent precision with the GPS buoy.The interpolated sea surface has a bias of–1.5–4.0 cm with standard deviation of 0.2–2.4 cm compared with the checking line.The gradient of the measured sea surface is about 1.62 cm/km along the HY-2 orbit which shows a good agreement compared with the CLS11 mean sea surface(MSS).In the Cal/Val of satellites,the sea surface between the tide gauge/GPS buoy and the footprint of altimeter can be improved by this work.

Sea level rise along China coast from 1950 to 2020

Global mean sea level rise has been reconstructed using tide gauges. However, long-term sea level rise along the China coast is unclear. To address this issue, a data assimilation approach is developed to reconstruct sea level rise along the China coast from 1950 to 2020 using a global distribution of tide gauges(TGs). This approach combines climate models and sea level fingerprints. The climate models provide stereodynamic sea level changes. The sea level fingerprints include increases in ocean mass due to global ice melting and changes in water storage on land. The reconstructed global mean sea level rise agrees well with previous studies. We quantify sea level rise at 20 TGs along the China coast. The results suggest that sea level rise along the China coast(1.95±0.33 mm yr^(-1)) is greater than the global mean(1.71±0.17 mm yr^(-1)). We also find that China's coastal sea level rise is more than three times faster after 1980, increasing from 0.84±0.28 mm yr^(-1)for 1950–1980 to3.12±0.21 mm yr^(-1)for 1980–2020. This finding implies a significant sea level acceleration along the China coast. Our results advance the understanding of long-term sea level changes along the China coast.

广东省近岸海域海面地形模型建立

广东省近岸海域缺少高精度海面地形模型,无法准确为广东省无缝垂直基准面提供可靠标定与统一转换。将长达19年水位数据的验潮站作为基准站,对其他长期、中期验潮站通过平均海面传递方法进行加密,并结合水准联测数据得到验潮站沿岸海面地形值,最终采用反距离加权法建立广东省近岸海域海面地形模型。评估结果表明该模型误差优于3.2 cm,明显高于有关参考文献给出的成果精度,对广东省陆海基准统一转换研究具有很高的参考和使用价值。

联合GPS基准站和验潮站数据确定海平面绝对变化

采用中国地壳运动观测网络工程厦门基准站的GPS观测数据以及厦门验潮站的验潮数据,计算了厦门海域的海平面绝对变化速度,并就高程变化问题作了深入讨论,表明点位高程变化呈周期性,几期GPS连续观测受其影响不能得出实际的高程线性变化速率,指出了要监测验潮站的地壳垂直运动,最好采用多年连续的GPS观测数据。

近40年来珠江口的海平面变化

利用大万山附近1°×1°经纬度网格的卫星高度计资料(1993—2006),计算出珠江口绝对海平面的上升速率为0·30±0·05cm/a,与由卫星高度计得出的全球平均海平面的上升速率一致。珠江口各验潮站近40年的潮位变化趋势分析表明,珠江口海平面正加速上升,为全球气候变暖所致;珠江口海平面与全球温度变化和ENSO活动密切相关,一般在ENSO年海平面相对较低。以IPCC有关全球温度上升幅度的预报值和海平面与全球温度变化的关系为依据,预计到2030和2050年珠江口绝对海平面将分别上升6～14和9～21cm,若考虑地面沉降以及波动值,珠江口部分岸段相对海平面将可能分别上升30和50cm。

近百年广东沿海海平面变化趋势

为预估本世纪末广东海平面的可能上升量,从探讨近百年来广东海平面上升率的阶段性变化入手,通过对广东沿海验潮站潮位观测资料的统计分析,得出广东沿海海平面近86年(1925―2010年)、近40年(1970―2010年)和近20年(1993―2010年)的上升率分别为2.1mm/a、2.5mm/a和3.2mm/a,存在加速上升的趋势,并与全球大体呈准同步变化。20世纪90年代以来,广东沿海海平面上升和热带西太平洋的海平面出现突变上升有密切关系。

中国近海海平面季节尺度变化的时频分析

用连续小波变换方法 ,对中国近海验潮站资料 ( 2 0～ 30a)和Topex/Poseidon卫星测高海平面变化资料 ( 1992年 10月～ 1998年 9月 )进行分析 ,给出了南海、黄海和东海海平面变化在季节尺度上的时频特征 .结果表明 ,黄海和东海的海平面变化较相似 ,存在显著的周年和准双月的振荡信号 ;南海具有较明显的周年信号和较弱的半年周期信号 ;浅海区和深海区的海平面季节尺度变化在周期性与强度上存在明显差异 .

全球大洋潮汐模式在南海的准确度评估

采用南海海域60个验潮站和22个TOPEX/Poseidon卫星高度计轨道交叉点的调和常数资料,对比了TPXO7.2、GOT00.2、NAO.99b和DTU10四种全球大洋潮汐模式M2、S2、K1、O1四个主要分潮调和常数在南海的准确度。为了准确评估这四种大洋潮汐模式在南海不同区域的准确度,本研究将南海分成了8个区分别进行了对比。结果表明,南海北部和东部区域,4个分潮都是DTU10准确度最高;南部区域,M2和O1分潮GOT00.2的偏差最小,S2和K1分潮DTU10的偏差最小。总体而言,在进行南海潮汐数值模拟选择开边界条件时,建议以DTU10模式为主,并利用GOT00.2模式作适当调整。还简单分析了南海M2、S2、K1、O1四个主要分潮的潮汐分布特征。

我国近海1992～2006年海平面变化的小波分析

用14年多的多颗测高卫星同化海面异常数据,分析我国近海海平面信号变化特征,结果显示年周期信号在我国海域海平面变化中占有主导地位。其次,半年周期信号在南海也有较强显示,而黄海和东海则表示为高频信号,半年起伏及高频信号的周期和振幅均不稳定。首次在南海和东海海域发现存在一周期为准540 d的信号,其物理机制尚不明确。用标准Morlet小波变换方法对上述周期信号进行了提取。验潮站数据也证实了该信号的存在。海面异常分析结果显示在1993-2007年期间,我国海平面平均升高速率：黄海为（4.01±0.49）mm/a,东海为（4.61±0.35）mm/a,南海为（3.68±0.41）mm/a。海平面上升趋势地理分布结果显示海平面变化具有很大的空间差异性。