Water-Vapour Monitoring from Ground-Based GNSS Observations in Northwestern Argentina

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Autoren

  • Nikolaos Antonoglou
  • Kyriakos Balidakis
  • Jens Wickert
  • Galina Dick
  • Alejandro de la Torre
  • Bodo Bookhagen

Externe Organisationen

  • Universität Potsdam
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ)
  • Technische Universität Berlin
  • Universidad Austral
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer5427
FachzeitschriftRemote sensing
Jahrgang14
Ausgabenummer21
Frühes Online-Datum28 Okt. 2022
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Nov. 2022
Extern publiziertJa

Abstract

The Central Andes in northwestern Argentina are characterized by steep topographic and climatic gradients. The humid foreland areas at 1 km asl elevation rapidly rise to over 5 km in the eastern Cordillera, and they form an orographic rainfall barrier on the eastern windward side. This topographic setting combined with seasonal moisture transport through the South American monsoon system leads to intense rainstorms with cascading effects such as landsliding and flooding. In order to better quantify the dynamics of water vapour transport, we use high-temporal-resolution global navigation satellite system (GNSS) remote sensing techniques. We are particularly interested in better understanding the dynamics of high-magnitude storms with high water vapour amounts that have destructive effects on human infrastructure. We used an existing GNSS station network with 12 years of time series data, and we installed two new ground stations along the climatic gradient and collected GNSS time series data for three years. For several stations we calculated the GNSS signal delay gradient to determine water vapour transport direction. Our statistical analysis combines in situ rainfall measurements and ERA5 reanalysis data to reveal the water vapour transport mechanism for the study area. The results show a strong relationship between altitude and the water vapour content, as well as between the transportation pathways and the topography.

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Water-Vapour Monitoring from Ground-Based GNSS Observations in Northwestern Argentina. / Antonoglou, Nikolaos; Balidakis, Kyriakos; Wickert, Jens et al.
in: Remote sensing, Jahrgang 14, Nr. 21, 5427, 01.11.2022.

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelForschungPeer-Review

Antonoglou, N, Balidakis, K, Wickert, J, Dick, G, de la Torre, A & Bookhagen, B 2022, 'Water-Vapour Monitoring from Ground-Based GNSS Observations in Northwestern Argentina', Remote sensing, Jg. 14, Nr. 21, 5427. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14215427
Antonoglou, N., Balidakis, K., Wickert, J., Dick, G., de la Torre, A., & Bookhagen, B. (2022). Water-Vapour Monitoring from Ground-Based GNSS Observations in Northwestern Argentina. Remote sensing, 14(21), Artikel 5427. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14215427
Antonoglou N, Balidakis K, Wickert J, Dick G, de la Torre A, Bookhagen B. Water-Vapour Monitoring from Ground-Based GNSS Observations in Northwestern Argentina. Remote sensing. 2022 Nov 1;14(21):5427. Epub 2022 Okt 28. doi: 10.3390/rs14215427
Antonoglou, Nikolaos ; Balidakis, Kyriakos ; Wickert, Jens et al. / Water-Vapour Monitoring from Ground-Based GNSS Observations in Northwestern Argentina. in: Remote sensing. 2022 ; Jahrgang 14, Nr. 21.
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