This dataset represents the network-adjusted results of relative- and absolute-gravity surveys. Relative-gravity surveys were carried out using a Zero Length Spring, Inc. Burris relative-gravity meter. The effect of solid Earth tides and ocean loading were removed from the data. Instrument drift was removed by evaluating gravity change during repeated measurements at one or more base stations. Absolute-gravity surveys were carried out using a Micro-g LaCoste, Inc. A-10 absolute-gravity meter. Vertical gradients between the different measuring heights of the absolute- and relative-gravity meters were measured using a relative-gravity meter and tripod, and used to correlate the measurements between the two instruments. Relative-gravity differences and absolute-gravity data were combined using a least-squares network adjustment, as implemented in the software GSadjust (https://github.com/jkennedy-usgs/sgp-gsadjust).
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2021 |
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Title | Repeat microgravity data from Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, New Mexico, 2016-2021 (ver. 3.0, March 2023) |
DOI | 10.5066/F73F4NH4 |
Authors | Jeffrey R. Kennedy, Meghan Bell |
Product Type | Data Release |
Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
USGS Organization | Arizona Water Science Center |