Contributions of GRACE to understanding climate change

Byron D. Tapley, Michael M. Watkins, Frank Flechtner, Christoph Reigber, Srinivas Bettadpur, Matthew Rodell, Ingo Sasgen (), James S. Famiglietti, Felix W. Landerer, Don P. Chambers, John T. Reager, Alex S. Gardner, Himanshu Save, Erik R. Ivins, Sean C. Swenson, Carmen Boening, Christoph Dahle, David N. Wiese, Henryk Dobslaw, Mark E. Tamisiea and Isabella Velicogna
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Byron D. Tapley: University of Texas
Michael M. Watkins: California Institute of Technology
Frank Flechtner: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg
Christoph Reigber: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg
Srinivas Bettadpur: University of Texas
Matthew Rodell: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Ingo Sasgen: Alfred Wegener Institute
James S. Famiglietti: University of Saskatchewan
Felix W. Landerer: California Institute of Technology
Don P. Chambers: University of South Florida
John T. Reager: California Institute of Technology
Alex S. Gardner: California Institute of Technology
Himanshu Save: University of Texas
Erik R. Ivins: California Institute of Technology
Sean C. Swenson: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Carmen Boening: California Institute of Technology
Christoph Dahle: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg
David N. Wiese: California Institute of Technology
Henryk Dobslaw: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg
Mark E. Tamisiea: University of Texas
Isabella Velicogna: California Institute of Technology

Nature Climate Change, 2019, vol. 9, issue 5, 358-369

Abstract: 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, as well as 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 improvements in service applications such as the United States 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.

Date: 2019
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