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A gravity time series slightly longer than a month acquired by using a Burris gravimeter at Daejeon, Korea has been analyzed. After removal of linear drift of the gravimeter, the observed data was found to closely match with the body tide prediction except; (i) small phase differences of each main tidal constituents and (ii) existence of long period component in the observed data. The r.m.s. observed gravity tide variation was 62.4 μGal. The overall g-factor was found as 1.165. The values of g-factor for the four main tidal constituents; M{nt2}, S2, O1, K1, were found as 1.166, 1.172, 1.168, and 1.142 respectively. The r.m.s. value of ocean tidal loading effect on gravity at Daejeon was 0.95 μGal during the time span. Both the rainfall and the atmospheric pressure change have induced gravity variations of amplitude of about 10 to 1 μGal. The long period component, which is clearly found in the observed spectrum, while not existent in the prediction, is possibly caused by the local ground water variation. It is desirable to have a few number of permanent gravity stations operating in Korean peninsula.
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Na, SH., Ha, K., Moon, SH. et al. A preliminary geophysical analysis of gravity time-variation in Daejeon. Geosci J 23, 265–272 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12303-018-0074-4
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