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Title: Stochastic filtering for determining gravity variations for decade-long time series of GRACE gravity
Authors: Hill, Emma Mary
Wang, Lei
Davis, James L.
Tamisiea, Mark E.
Keywords: GRACE
time-variable gravity
Issue Date: 2016
Source: Wang, L., Davis, J. L., Hill, E. M., & Tamisiea, M. E. (2016). Stochastic filtering for determining gravity variations for decade-long time series of GRACE gravity. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 121(4), 2915-2931.
Series/Report no.: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Abstract: We present a new stochastic filter technique for statistically rigorous separation of gravity signals and correlated “stripe” noises in a series of monthly gravitational spherical harmonic coefficients (SHCs) produced by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission. Unlike the standard destriping process that removes the stripe contamination empirically, the stochastic approach simultaneously estimates gravity signals and correlated noises relying on covariance information that reflects both the spatial spectral features and temporal correlations among them. A major benefit of the technique is that by estimating the stripe noise in a Bayesian framework, we are able to propagate statistically rigorous covariances for the destriped GRACE SHCs, i.e. incorporating the impact of the destriping on the SHC uncertainties. The Bayesian approach yields a natural resolution for the gravity signal that reflects the correlated stripe noise, and thus achieve a kind of spatial smoothing in and of itself. No spatial Gaussian smoothing is formally required although it might be useful for some circumstances. Using the stochastic filter, we process a decade-length series of GRACE monthly gravity solutions, and compare the results with GRACE Tellus data products that are processed using the “standard” destriping procedure. The results show that the stochastic filter is able to remove the correlated stripe noise to a remarkable degree even without an explicit smoothing step. The estimates from the stochastic filter for each destriped GRACE field are suitable for Bayesian integration of GRACE with other geodetic measurements and models, and the statistically rigorous estimation of the time-varying rates and seasonal cycles in GRACE time series.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83994
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41542
ISSN: 2169-9313
DOI: 10.1002/2015JB012650
Research Centres: Earth Observatory of Singapore 
Rights: © 2016 American Geophysical Union (AGU). This paper was published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Geophysical Union (AGU). The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2015JB012650]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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