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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5047-2021
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Technical note
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20 Sep 2021
Technical note |
| 20 Sep 2021
| 20 Sep 2021
Technical note: Introduction of a superconducting gravimeter as novel hydrological sensor for the Alpine research catchment Zugspitze
Christian Voigt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Section 1.2 Global Geomonitoring and Gravity Field, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences,Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Karsten Schulz
Institute for Hydrology and Water Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
Franziska Koch
Institute for Hydrology and Water Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
Karl-Friedrich Wetzel
Institute of Geography, Augsburg University, Alter Postweg 118, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
Ludger Timmen
Institute of Geodesy, Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), Schneiderberg 50, 30167 Hannover, Germany
Till Rehm
Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus (UFS), Zugspitze 5, 82475 Zugspitze, Germany
Hartmut Pflug
Section 1.2 Global Geomonitoring and Gravity Field, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences,Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Nico Stolarczuk
Section 1.2 Global Geomonitoring and Gravity Field, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences,Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Christoph Förste
Section 1.2 Global Geomonitoring and Gravity Field, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences,Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Frank Flechtner
Section 1.2 Global Geomonitoring and Gravity Field, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences,Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation Science, Technische Universität Berlin (TUB), Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 104–106, 10553 Berlin, Germany
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Short summary
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.
A continuously operating superconducting gravimeter at the Zugspitze summit is introduced to...
