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The potential for unifying global‐scale satellite measurements of ground displacements using radio telescopes

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posted on 2023-05-20, 08:28 authored by Parker, AL, Lucia McCallumLucia McCallum, Featherstone, WE, Jamie McCallumJamie McCallum, Haas, R
The expansion of globally consistent satellite‐radar imagery presents new opportunities to measure Earth‐surface displacements on intercontinental scales. Yet global applications, including a complete assessment of the land contribution to relative sea‐level rise, first demand new solutions to unify relative satellite‐radar observations in a geocentric reference frame. The international network of Very Long Baseline Interferometry telescopes provides an existing, yet unexploited, link to unify satellite‐radar measurements on a global scale. Proof‐of‐concept experiments reveal the suitability of these instruments as high‐amplitude reflectors for satellite radar and thus provide direct connections to a globally consistent reference frame. Automated tracking of radar satellites is easily integrated into telescope operations alongside ongoing schedules for geodesy and astrometry. Utilizing existing telescopes in this way completely avoids the need for additional geodetic infrastructure or ground surveys and is ready to implement immediately across the telescope network as a first step toward using satellite radar on a global scale.

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Australian Research Council

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Publication title

Geophysical Research Letters

Volume

46

Issue

21

Pagination

11841-11849

ISSN

0094-8276

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

Amer Geophysical Union

Place of publication

2000 Florida Ave Nw, Washington, USA, Dc, 20009

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©2019. American Geophysical Union. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences

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