GPS data from 2019 and 2020 campaigns in the Chesapeake Bay region towards quantifying vertical land motions

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Abstract

The Chesapeake Bay is a region along the eastern coast of the United States where sea-level rise is confounded with poorly resolved rates of land subsidence, thus new constraints on vertical land motions (VLM) in the region are warranted. In this paper, we provide a description of two campaign-style Global Positioning System (GPS) datasets, explain the methods used in data collection and validation, and present the experiment designed to quantify a new baseline of VLM in the Chesapeake Bay region of eastern North America. Data from GPS campaigns in 2019 and 2020 are presented as ASCII RINEX2.11 files and logsheets for each observation from the campaigns. Data were quality checked using the open-source program TEQC, resulting in average multipath 1 and 2 values of 0.68 and 0.57, respectively. All data are archived and publicly available for open access at the geodesy facility UNAVCO to abide by Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable (FAIR) data principles.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title GPS data from 2019 and 2020 campaigns in the Chesapeake Bay region towards quantifying vertical land motions
Series title Scientific Data
DOI 10.1038/s41597-022-01864-8
Volume 9
Issue 1
Year Published 2022
Language English
Publisher Nature
Contributing office(s) Fort Collins Science Center, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, VA/WV Water Science Center
Description 744, 9 p.
Country United States
Other Geospatial Chesapeake Bay area
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