Articles | Volume 25, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5047-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5047-2021
Technical note
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20 Sep 2021
Technical note |  | 20 Sep 2021

Technical note: Introduction of a superconducting gravimeter as novel hydrological sensor for the Alpine research catchment Zugspitze

Christian Voigt, Karsten Schulz, Franziska Koch, Karl-Friedrich Wetzel, Ludger Timmen, Till Rehm, Hartmut Pflug, Nico Stolarczuk, Christoph Förste, and Frank Flechtner

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Superconducting Gravimeter Data from Zugspitze - Level 1 C. Voigt, H. Pflug, C. F\"{o}rste, F. Flechtner, and T. Rehm https://doi.org/10.5880/igets.zu.l1.001

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A continuously operating superconducting gravimeter at the Zugspitze summit is introduced to support hydrological studies of the Partnach spring catchment known as the Zugspitze research catchment. The observed gravity residuals reflect total water storage variations at the observation site. Hydro-gravimetric analysis show a high correlation between gravity and the snow water equivalent, with a gravimetric footprint of up to 4 km radius enabling integral insights into this high alpine catchment.