An Analysis of Total Water Storage Changes Obtained from GRACE FO Observations  over the Venezia Islands Area  Supported with Additional Data

Monika Biryło; Zofia Rzepecka

doi:10.7494/geom.2021.15.2.17

Geomatics and Environmental Engineering, vol. 15, no. 2

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An Analysis of Total Water Storage Changes Obtained from GRACE FO Observations over the Venezia Islands Area Supported with Additional Data

https://doi.org/10.7494/geom.2021.15.2.17

Monika Biryło

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Geodesy and Civil Engineering, Olsz‑ tyn, Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8006-288X

Zofia Rzepecka

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Geodesy and Civil Engineering, Olsz‑ tyn, Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6570-9032

Corresponding Author(s) : Monika Biryło

monika.sienkiewicz@uwm.edu.pl

Geomatics and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 15 No. 2 (2021): Geomatics and Environmental Engineering
Article Published : Mar 24, 2021

Abstract

The Venezia Islands are a very special area from the hydrological point of view due to its water mass changes. Regular floods results in the need for the regular monitoring of water mass changes. For this purpose, a Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment mission (GRACE) can be used as a source of data. The aim of the paper is to compare the latest results of the new GRACE FO observations. The comparisons were carried out all over Venezia Island using the L3 level, RL06 release data obtained with spherical harmonics degree and order extension of up to 120, by the three most important computational centres: JPL, GFZ, CSR. Results are compared to an average month values of precipitation and evapotranspiration and tide gauge data in the nearby area. Based on the research, no dependence between TWS and evapotranspiration and evapotranspiration change were found.

Keywords

GRACE FO total water storage precipitation evapotranspiration tide gauges

Biryło, M., & Rzepecka, Z. (2021). An Analysis of Total Water Storage Changes Obtained from GRACE FO Observations over the Venezia Islands Area Supported with Additional Data. Geomatics and Environmental Engineering, 15(2), 17–31. https://doi.org/10.7494/geom.2021.15.2.17

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