Journal of Geodesy and Geoinformation Science ›› 2023, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (3): 124-134.doi: 10.11947/j.JGGS.2023.0312

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Recent Progress on Hydrogeodesy in China

Wei FENG1(), Yuhao XIONG1, Shuang YI2, Bo ZHONG3, Xiaodong CHEN4, Yulong ZHONG5, Yuanjin PAN3, Lin LIU6, Wei WANG7, Min ZHONG1   

  1. 1. School of Geospatial Engineering and Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    3. School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
    4. Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
    5. School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
    6. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
    7. Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, Beijing 100830, China
  • Received:2023-08-23 Accepted:2023-09-15 Online:2023-09-20 Published:2023-10-31
  • About author:Wei FENG E-mail: fengwei@sysu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(42061134010)

Abstract:

Modern geodetic technologies, including high-precision ground-based gravity measurements, satellite gravimetry, satellite altimetry, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar(InSAR), offer a wealth of observations for monitoring global hydrological processes with exceptional accuracy and spatio-temporal resolutions. Mass redistribution and Earth’s surface deformation over land related to global and regional water cycling can be inferred from modern gravimetry, altimetry, GNSS, and InSAR techniques. Hydrogeodesy becomes an emerging field of geodesy aiming to analyze the changes of water in the Earth system. The paper introduces the China’s advances in hydrogeodesy in recent years. It brings together multiple geodetic teams’ work from China, showcasing the application of modern geodetic technologies in the field of hydrology, including research on terrestrial water storage, groundwater storage, glaciers/ice sheets, and reservoir water storage.

Key words: geodetic measurement; hydrogeodesy; hydrology; satellite gravity; GNSS; altimetry