Journal of Geodesy and Geoinformation Science ›› 2023, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (3): 19-32.doi: 10.11947/j.JGGS.2023.0303

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Research Progress in Surface and Marine Gravimetry

Heping SUN1,2(), Lifeng BAO1,2, Shi CHEN3, Xiaoming CUI1, Qianqian LI1, Lulu JIA3,4, Jianqiao XU1, Jiangcun ZHOU1, Minzhang HU5, Yiqing ZHU6, Xiaodong CHEN1, Lin WU1, Jiancheng HAN3,4, Honglei LI3,4, Miaomiao ZHANG1, Linhai WANG3,4   

  1. 1. Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430077, China
    2. State Key Laboratory of Geodesy and Earth’s Dynamics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    3. Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China
    4. Beijing Baijiatuan Earth Sciences National Observation and Research Station, Beijing 100095, China
    5. Institute of Seismology, China Earthquake Administration,Wuhan 430071, China
    6. Second Monitoring Center, China Earthquake Administration, Xi’an 710054, China
  • Received:2023-08-16 Accepted:2023-08-26 Online:2023-09-20 Published:2023-10-31
  • About author:Heping SUN, male, PhD, professor, academician of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), engaged in gravity and its application in geodynamics of the Earth’s core. E-mail: heping@asch.whigg.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Open Fund of Hubei Luojia Laboratory(220100033);National Natural Science Foundation of China(42174108);National Natural Science Foundation of China(42192535);National Natural Science Foundation of China(42242015)

Abstract:

Gravity field is the most basic physical field generated by the material properties of the Earth system. It reflects the spatial distribution, movement and change of materials determined by the interaction and dynamic process inside the Earth. Over the years, a variety of technical means have been used to detect the Earth’s gravity field and supported numerous studies on the global change, resource detection, geological structure movement, water resources change and other related fields of research. Here is part of the progress in surface and marine gravimetry obtained by Chinese geodesy scientists from 2019 to 2023 from the following aspects, including: ① Continuous gravity network in Chinese mainland; ② Application of superconducting gravity measurement; ③ Network adjustment for continental-scale gravity survey campaign and data quality control; ④ Regional time-variable gravity field and its application; ⑤ Research progress on novel technologies for gravity inversion; ⑥ Research progress on marine gravity field determination; ⑦ Application research on marine gravity field.

Key words: surface and marine gravimetry; time-variable gravity field; geodynamics; gravity inversion