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The International Geodynamics and Earth Tide Service (IGETS) was established in 2015 by the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). IGETS continues the activities of the Global Geodynamics Project (GGP, 1997-2015) to provide support to geodetic and geophysical research activities using superconducting gravimeter (SG) data within the context of an international network. The SG site “Serrahn” is located in the TERENO Observatory in the nort-eastern German lowlands. The observatory contributes to investigating the regional impact of climate and land use change. At the IGETS site Serrahn, the mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and mean annual precipitation is 591 mm. The land cover is mainly characterized as a mixed forest, dominated by European beech and Scots pine. Influenced by the last glaciation in an outwash close to the terminal morraine, the uppermost soil layer of the site consists of aeolian sands up to a depth of 450 cm, followed by coarser sandy material with intercalated till layers. The unconfined groundwater level is at about 14 m below surface. There is hardly any human activity (e.g., traffic) at this quiet forest site. The nearest town is Neustrelitz at a distance of 5 km. Since December 2017, the superconducting gravimeter iGrav-033 is operated outdoors at this forest location (Latitude: 53.3392 N, Longitude: 13.17413 E, Elevation: 79.60 m). The gravimeter is installed in a dedicated field enclosure on top of a concrete pillar with an area of 1.1 m x 1.1 m at an elevation of 0.80 m above the terrain surface. The pillar has been build to a depth of 2.00 m below the surface. One additional pillar (also 1.1 m x 1.1 m, at surface level) is located right next to the iGrav installation and is used for repeated observations with absolute gravimeters (AG). At the site, meteorological (precipitation, air temperature, humidity, air pressure) and hydrological (groundwater, soil moisture, sapflow, throughfall) parameters are monitored by different sensors. Raw gravity and local atmospheric pressure records sampled at second intervals and the same records decimated at 1‐minute samples are provided as Level 1 products to the IGETS network.
AGGOQG_LSC_2025 is a local, high-precision, high-resolution, pure-gravimetric quasigeoid model developed for the area surrounding AGGO and LPGS, two International Height Reference Frame (IHRF) stations located in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, covering latitudes 36°S to 31°S and longitudes 61°W to 55°W, with a 0.03° grid resolution. The purpose of the model is to determine the IHRF vertical coordinate at these stations. Its computation followed Molodensky’s formulation of the Geodetic Boundary Value Problem (GBVP) and employed the remove–compute–restore (RCR) strategy. Long-wavelength components were modeled using the XGM2019e Global Geopotential Model (GGM) up to degree and order 600. Topographic contributions were modeled via Residual Terrain Modeling (RTM) using the SRTM v4.1 Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Residual height anomalies were calculated with the Least-Squares Collocation (LSC) technique. All computational steps were performed with the GRAVSOFT software package. Validation against 111 GNSS/leveling points yielded an estimated precision of 0.063 m after applying a four-parameter fit. The geoid model is provided in ISG format 2.0 (ISG Format Specifications), while the file in its original data format is available at the model ISG webpage.
RIO2QG_FFT_2025 is a local, high-precision, high-resolution, pure-gravimetric quasigeoid model developed for the area surrounding RIO2, an International Height Reference Frame (IHRF) station located in the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, covering latitudes 56°S to 51°S and longitudes 71°W to 64°W, with a 0.03° grid resolution. The purpose of the model is to determine the IHRF vertical coordinate at this station. Its computation followed Molodensky’s formulation of the Geodetic Boundary Value Problem (GBVP) and employed the remove–compute–restore (RCR) strategy. Long-wavelength components were modeled using the XGM2019e Global Geopotential Model (GGM) up to degree and order 700. Topographic contributions were modeled via Residual Terrain Modeling (RTM) using the SRTM v4.1 Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Residual height anomalies were calculated with the 1D-FFT technique incorporating the Wong-Gore modification to Stokes’ kernel. All computational steps were performed with the GRAVSOFT software package. Validation against 41 GNSS/leveling points yielded an estimated precision of 0.061 m after applying a four-parameter fit. The geoid model is provided in ISG format 2.0 (ISG Format Specifications), while the file in its original data format is available at the model ISG webpage.
AGGOQG_FFT_2025 is a local, high-precision, high-resolution, pure-gravimetric quasigeoid model developed for the area surrounding AGGO and LPGS, two International Height Reference Frame (IHRF) stations located in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, covering latitudes 36°S to 31°S and longitudes 61°W to 55°W, with a 0.03° grid resolution. The purpose of the modelis to determine the IHRF vertical coordinate at these stations. Its computation followed Molodensky’s formulation of the Geodetic Boundary Value Problem (GBVP) and employed the remove–compute–restore (RCR) strategy. Long-wavelength components were modeled using the XGM2019e Global Geopotential Model (GGM) up to degree and order 600. Topographic contributions were modeled via Residual Terrain Modeling (RTM) using the SRTM v4.1 Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Residual height anomalies were calculated with the 1D-FFT technique incorporating the Wong-Gore modification of Stokes’ kernel. All computational steps were performed with the GRAVSOFT software package. Validation against 111 GNSS/leveling points yielded an estimated precision of 0.063 m after applying a four-parameter fit. The geoid model is provided in ISG format 2.0 (ISG Format Specifications), while the file in its original data format is available at the model ISG webpage.
We present a comprehensive 3D lithospheric-scale model of the South China Sea region (SCS), which reveals the structural configuration of the area. This model delineates seven distinct geological units: (1) seawater, (2) sedimentary cover, (3) continental crystalline crust, (4) oceanic crust, (5) upper lithospheric mantle, (6) lower lithospheric mantle, and (7) sub-lithospheric mantle. The model covers an area of 960 km × 1260 km and reach down to a depth of 250 km. It is provided as uniformly spaced grids with 10 km intervals for each unit. The geometries and density distributions within the crust have been compiled and interpolated from a variety of datasets, predominantly seismic data (see section 6). To eliminate boundary effects, the model boundaries have been extended by more than 500 km in all horizontal directions, incorporating additional constraining data from the extended region. Additionally, we provide gridded gravity field data, a density voxel cube for the sub-lithospheric mantle, and relevant tomography data. Notably, the density of the lower lithospheric mantle was derived from 3D gravity inversion modeling.
The International Geodynamics and Earth Tide Service (IGETS) was established in 2015 by the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). IGETS continues the activities of the Global Geodynamics Project (GGP, 1997-2015) to provide support to geodetic and geophysical research activities using superconducting gravimeter (SG) data within the context of an international network. Raw gravity and local atmospheric pressure records sampled at second and the same records decimated at 1‐minute samples are provided as Level 1 products of the IGETS network for the Pecný station (https://doi.org/10.5880/igets.pe.l1.001). The corrected 1-minute samples have been prepared by operators of the station, from raw decimated 1-minute samples, by following steps: 1) The 1-minute samples have been used to compute residual gravity signal by using the SG calibration factor and applying corrections from tides, atmosphere and polar motion. 2) These data have been associated with auxiliary data from the SG (Dewar Pressure, Tx/Ty balance, Neck temperature etc.) and information from LOG files. 3) Gaps have been created in the residual gravity signal according to auxiliary data and log files. Moreover, gaps were created also for large disturbances, where the residual signal exceeding 20 nm/s^2. 4) Gaps up to 24 hours were filled by a linear fit. 5) Spikes exceeding 5 nm/s^2 were removed by using TSOFT. 6) Steps were applied only in exceptional cases in accordance with LOG files. 7) The cleaned residual signal was converted to corrected 1-minute samples by using the same corrections and the calibration factor as used in 1). Therefore, the corrected 1-minute signal is again in units as the raw data (Volt). Note, since 31 October 2017, the OSG-050 is running at new site (NGL - new gravimetric laboratory at Pecný) according to https://doi.org/10.5880/igets.pe.l1.001.
The International Geodynamics and Earth Tides Service (IGETS) was established in 2015 by the International Association of Geodesy IAG. IGETS continues the activities of the Global Geodynamics Project (GGP) between 1997 and 2015 to provide support to geodetic and geophysical research activities using superconducting gravimeter (SG) data within the context of an international network. As part of this network, the Eifel Gravimetric Observatory Germany (EIGOG) was established by the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in August 2025. Continuous time-varying gravity and atmospheric pressure data from the SG at EIGOG are integrated in the IGETS data base hosted by GFZ. The EIGOG observatory is located at the Buchholz Provostry (Propstei Buchholz) in the municipality of Burgbrohl. It is part of a multiparameter station for the monitoring and analysis of seismic and volcanic signals within the Central European Volcanic Province Observatory (CVO) in the Eifel region. Additional sensors at Buchholz are GNSS, InSAR corner reflector, seismometer, tiltmeter, groundwater level and a weather station. The operation and maintenance of the EIGOG instrumentation is done by staff of the GFZ. EIGOG is a high precision gravimetric observatory with the dual-sphere OSG D037 manufactured by GWR Instruments as core instrument, one of the two SGs operating at Sutherland, South Africa, until December 2024 (Förste et al., 2016, http://doi.org/10.5880/igets.su.l1.001). The time series of gravity and barometric pressure from the OSG D037 starts in August 2025. The SG is active and the time series is kept up to date regularly with a time delay of a few months. The time sampling of the raw gravity and barometric pressure data of IGETS Level 1 is 1 second and 1 minute. For a detailed description of the IGETS data base and the provided files see Voigt et al. (2016, http://doi.org/10.2312/GFZ.b103-16087).
This Python package is a collaborative effort by the gravity Metrology group at the German Federal Agency for Carthography and Geoesy (BKG) and the Hydrology section at GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. It comprises functionalities and features around the respectively new instrument type of a Quantum Gravimeter (here AQG). New (standardized) instrument data format additional to new measurement and processing concepts lead to the first collection of scripts and now complete python package for a fully-featured analysis of AQG data. This encompasses live-monitoring while the instrument is actually measuring (with enhanced functionality than what is provided by the manufacturer), data processing, visualizations as well as archiving data, fulfilling the idea of reproducible data within FAIR principles. Many of these functionalities and concepts also apply to other gravimeter types. It is thus planned to include also access and processing of data for these other devices (starting in the near future with CG-6 relative gravimeters). This package is actively maintained and developed. If you are interested in contributing, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please find instructions for its installation and usage in the documentation or git repository, linked in the left panel. gravitools is listed in the python standard repository database "PyPi". Some highlight features, available in the first official stable release are: • Read and process raw data of the Exail Absolute Quantum Gravimeter (AQG) • Apply standardized or customized AQG data processing and outlier detection • Read and write processed datasets with metadata to .nc-files in NETCDF4-format • Handle Earth orientation parameters (EOP) from iers.org for polar motion correction • Visualize data with matplotlib • CLI for standard processing of AQG raw data to .nc-file • Dashboard for real-time processing and visualization during measurements (on AQG laptop) • Dashboard includes a proposed standard template for a measurement protocol • Standardized, easy-to-read and modify config files for processing options and reproducible data handling • Generation of PDF reports from individual measurements
UNSAQG_LSC_2025 is a local, high-precision, high-resolution, pure-gravimetric quasigeoid model developed for the area surrounding UNSA, an International Height Reference Frame (IHRF) station located in the Province of Salta, Argentina, covering latitudes 26.5°S to 24.5°S and longitudes 66°W to 64°W, with a 0.03° grid resolution. The purpose of the model is to determine the IHRF vertical coordinate at this station. Its computation followed Molodensky’s formulation of the Geodetic Boundary Value Problem (GBVP) and employed the remove–compute–restore (RCR) strategy. Long-wavelength components were modeled using the XGM2019e Global Geopotential Model (GGM) up to degree and order 800. Topographic contributions were modeled via Residual Terrain Modeling (RTM) using the SRTM v4.1 Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Residual height anomalies were calculated with the Least-Squares Collocation (LSC) technique. All computational steps were performed with the GRAVSOFT software package. Validation against 51 GNSS/leveling points yielded an estimated precision of 0.124 m after applying a four-parameter fit. The geoid model is provided in ISG format 2.0 (ISG Format Specifications), while the file in its original data format is available at the model ISG webpage.
RIO2QG_LSC_2025 is a local, high-precision, high-resolution, pure-gravimetric quasigeoid model developed for the area surrounding RIO2, an International Height Reference Frame (IHRF) station located in the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, covering latitudes 56°S to 51°S and longitudes 71°W to 64°W, with a 0.03° grid resolution. The model’s purpose is to determine the IHRF vertical coordinate at this station. Its computation followed Molodensky’s formulation of the Geodetic Boundary Value Problem (GBVP) and employed the remove–compute–restore (RCR) strategy. Long-wavelength components were modeled using the XGM2019e Global Geopotential Model (GGM) up to degree and order 700. Topographic contributions were modeled via Residual Terrain Modeling (RTM) using the SRTM v4.1 Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Residual height anomalies were calculated with the Least-Squares Collocation (LSC) technique. All computational steps were performed with the GRAVSOFT software package. Validation against 41 GNSS/leveling points yielded an estimated precision of 0.066 m after applying a four-parameter fit. The geoid model is provided in ISG format 2.0 (ISG Format Specifications), while the file in its original data format is available at the model ISG webpage.
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