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Examination of consistency of marine gravity with land gravity in and around the Japanese Islands using a helicopter-borne gravimeter
Earth, Planets and Space volume 57, pages 243–252 (2005)
Abstract
This paper reports a finding that marine gravity data around the Japanese Islands are inconsistent with nearby land gravity data. The comparison between land and marine gravity was made possible by the gravity measurements from the air using a helicopter-borne gravimeter (SEGAWA Model) developed by the present authors. The ground/sea truth gravity anomaly can be checked against the gravity from the air, though it is not free air gravity anomaly but gravity disturbance. The newly-developed airborne gravimeter first manufactured in 1998 shows a good performance with a 1–2 mgal average repeatability of measurement under a 90-knot flight speed. Thus we have found disagreements between ground truth and sea truth gravity anomalies on the basis of airborne gravity data in the areas in Japan where we have so far made measurements. Among them we will report the case in the area from Saitama and Ibaraki offshore to the Kashima-Nada Sea, p]Japan. Our conclusion about this area is that the past marine gravity data obtained by surface ship gravimeters involve systematic errors of more than 10 mgals. This kind of inconsistency between marine and land gravity is expected to be found in a number of other areas around the Japanese Islands.
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Segawa, J., Komazawa, M., Kumar, K.V. et al. Examination of consistency of marine gravity with land gravity in and around the Japanese Islands using a helicopter-borne gravimeter. Earth Planet Sp 57, 243–252 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03352560
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Key words
- Inconsistency between marine and land gravity
- helicopter-borne gravimeter