Field test of the superconducting gravimeter as a hydrologic sensor |
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Authors: | Wilson Clark R Scanlon Bridget Sharp John Longuevergne Laurent Wu Hongqiu |
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Institution: | Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas-Austin, TX 78712, USA. crwilson@jsg.utexas.edu |
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Abstract: | We report on a field test of a transportable version of a superconducting gravimeter (SG) intended for groundwater storage monitoring. The test was conducted over a 6-month period at a site adjacent to a well in the recharge zone of the karstic Edwards Aquifer, a major groundwater resource in central Texas. The purpose of the study was to assess requirements for unattended operation of the SG in a field setting and to obtain a gravimetric estimate of aquifer specific yield. The experiment confirmed successful operation of the SG, but water level changes were small (<0.3 m) leading to uncertainty in the estimate of specific yield. Barometric pressure changes were the dominant cause of both water level variations and non-tidal gravity changes. The specific yield estimate (0.26) is larger than most published values and dependent mainly on low frequency variations in residual gravity and water level time series. |
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