Journal
SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
Volume 58, Issue 12, Pages 2279-2288Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-015-5167-6
Keywords
tide gauge station; vertical ground motion; sea level; altimeter; Gauss Markov model
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41406032, 41206021, 41376014]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2012CB955601]
- National Key Technology R&D Program of China [2014BAB12B02]
- Key Technology R&D Program of Tianjin [14ZCZDSF00012]
- Open Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics at the Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA [SOED1305]
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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 Bohai 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.
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