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PROBLEM ANALYSIS<br />

2.2 Approach<br />

In order to find <strong>the</strong> relation between <strong>the</strong> GRACE data and water storage fluctuations in a<br />

<strong>catchment</strong>, <strong>the</strong>re is a need to know what <strong>the</strong> storage fluctuations were in a certain time period.<br />

These fluctuations can be calculated with a hydrological model. In this case <strong>the</strong> model<br />

environment STREAM is used. STREAM is a grid-based spatial water balance model, which<br />

is able to make each time step grid-based maps with <strong>the</strong> change in <strong>the</strong> water storage. Read <strong>for</strong><br />

more explanation about STREAM Section 4.1.<br />

From <strong>the</strong> obtained grid-based maps by STREAM, it is possible to translate <strong>the</strong> monthly<br />

changes in water storage to <strong>the</strong> signal, which GRACE should have measured. GRACE<br />

measures changes in gravity field (dG).<br />

By comparing <strong>the</strong> calculated GRACE signals and <strong>the</strong> measured results <strong>of</strong> GRACE it may be<br />

possible to find <strong>the</strong> hydrological signal inside <strong>the</strong> signal <strong>of</strong> GRACE. If that is successful it is<br />

possible to directly derive <strong>the</strong> change <strong>of</strong> water storage from <strong>the</strong> GRACE-data (see Figure 2.5).<br />

HYDROLOGY<br />

AEROSPACE/<br />

GEODESY<br />

Real world<br />

Input-data:<br />

• Precipitation + error<br />

• Evaporation + error<br />

• DEM + error<br />

• Land cover + error<br />

• Etc.<br />

<strong>Hydrological</strong><br />

model<br />

GRACE measured (dG) +<br />

Error<br />

Comparison<br />

GRACE calc signal (dG)<br />

+ Error<br />

Try to find<br />

<strong>the</strong> relation<br />

between<br />

GRACEdata<br />

and<br />

water<br />

storage<br />

changes<br />

dS+ Error map<br />

Algorithm<br />

Figure 2.5: Approach<br />

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