EGU22-3240, updated on 27 Mar 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-3240
EGU General Assembly 2022
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Oceanic load tides in the western United States

Hilary Martens1, Mark Simons2, Luis Rivera3, Martin van Driel4, and Christian Boehm4
Hilary Martens et al.
  • 1University of Montana, Geosciences, Missoula, United States of America (hilary.martens@umontana.edu)
  • 2Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States of America (simons@caltech.edu)
  • 3Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg, UMR 7516 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France (luis.rivera@unistra.fr)
  • 4Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland

The solid Earth’s deformation response to surface loading by ocean tides depends on the material properties of Earth’s interior. Comparisons of observed and predicted oceanic load tides can therefore shed new light on the structure of the crust and mantle. Recent advances in satellite geodesy, including altimetry and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), have improved the accuracy and spatial resolution of ocean-tide models as well as the ability to measure precisely three-dimensional surface displacements caused by ocean tidal loading. Here, we investigate oceanic load tides in the western United States using measurements of surface displacement made by a dense array of GNSS stations in the Network of the Americas (NOTA). Dominant tidal harmonics from three frequency bands are considered (M2, O1, Mf). We compare the empirical load-tide estimates with predictions of surface displacements made by the LoadDef software package (Martens et al., 2019), with the goal of refining models for Earth’s (an)elastic and density structure through the crust and upper mantle of the western US.

How to cite: Martens, H., Simons, M., Rivera, L., van Driel, M., and Boehm, C.: Oceanic load tides in the western United States, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-3240, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-3240, 2022.