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GPS and its Application to Geodynamics in East Africa
Saria ElifurahaArdhi University, Dar es Salaam, [email protected]
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The Earth’s rigid shell (= lithosphere) is made of ~15 major platesNotice the lack of plate boundary through East Afri ca…!
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In Summary…
• We know:– Plate tectonics as a kinematic theory that
describes the motion of (rigid) plates at the surface of the Earth
• We do not know:– The present-day motion of all plates– Why plates move the way they do
(dynamics)
• We need:– Accurate techniques to measure present-
day motions of the Earth’s lithosphere=GPS
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Principle of GPS positioning
� GPS phase equation (units of cycles):
� Range model:
� Phase equation linearized� Form a system of n_data equations for n_unknowns (positions,
phase ambiguities, tropospheric parameters)� Solve using weighted least squares (or other estimation
techniques)� End product: position estimates + associated covariance
Φik (t) = ρi
k (t) × f
c+ hk (t) − hi(t)( )× f + ioni
k (t) + tropik (t) − N i
k + ε
ρik = (X k − X i)
2 + (Y k −Yi)2 + (Z k − Zi)
2
Φ = phase measurement = DATAρi
k = geometric range = CONTAINS UNKNOWNS Xi,Yi,Zi
Xk,Yk,Zk = satellite positions (GIVEN)t = time of epochi = receiver, k = satellitef = GPS frequency, c = speed of lighthk = satellite clock error, hi = receiver clock errorioni
k = ionospheric delay, tropik = tropospheric delay
Nik = phase ambiguity, ε = phase noise
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Campaign measurements
� Field strategy:– Network of geodetic benhmarks perfectly
attached to bedrock -- Separation typically 10-100 km
– 2 to 3 measurement sessions of 24 hours
� Advantages:– Large number/density of sites with few
receivers
– Relatively low cost
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Antenna setup :
left=Zephyr antenna,
right=Choke ring antenna.
Note the deferent antenna height for the two setups The Choke ring setup uses an adaptor that allows for the rotation of the antenna. The Zephyr antenna is directly mounted to the tribrach plate.
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Self centering plates installed on bedrock
and on an existing triangulation pillar.
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Left: GPS monument (concrete pillar) with Zephyr GPS antenna.
Right: Building hosting the GPS receiver and communication equipment.
Continuous measurements TANZ site -Tanzania
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Enclosure housing the GPS receiver
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Map of the current GPS network in Tanzania. The sites installed and surveyed in 2006 are shown with black circles. Redlines show approximate trace of major active faults
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Displacement at Engaresero between August 2006 and August 2007
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NGRS
GEL4
GEL3GEL2
GEL1
GEL2GELAI GPS CAMPAIGN
GELAI GPS CAMPAIGN –OCTOBER 2007
At NGRS we have displacement of 5.7cm horizontal and 5.6cm vertical
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Nubia/Somalia kinematics
• Very few continuous GPS sites on Nubian and Somalian plates ⇒ Nubia-Somalia relative motion still poorly constrained
• Two plates:
– Nubia = MAS1, NKLG, SUTH, SUTM, GOUG (ZAMB, HRAO, HARB)
– Somalia = MALI, HIMO, SEY1, REUN
• Euler pole between South Africa and SW Indian Ridge ⇒ Nubia-Somalia extension rate increases from S to N
• Discrepancy at MBAR
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Conclusions• Kinematics :
– Combination of (limited) GPS data set + earthquake slip vectors ⇒preliminary kinematic model for Nubia/Somalia + 2 microplates (Victoria and Rovuma)
– Model will be refined using new GPS data in Tanzania.
– Next GPS campaigns = August 2008 and 2010.
• Broader impacts :– Establishment of new national geodetic network
– Establishment of new IGS site– Other research projects: geoid, datum transformations, vertical motions,
etc…
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Thanks