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Table 1 Characteristics of the different gravimeters involved in hybrid gravimetry

From: Monitoring of a geothermal reservoir by hybrid gravimetry; feasibility study applied to the Soultz-sous-Forêts and Rittershoffen sites in the Rhine graben

Gravimeter

Precision

Stability

Use

Superconducting (SG)

<0.1–0.01 μGal

Small drift (1–2 μGal/year)

High-precision continuous monitoring

Absolute (AG)

1–2 μGal

No drift

Absolute reference + long-term evolution

Relative spring (RG)

5 μGal

Large drift (tens or hundreds of μGal/day)

Prospection + repetition network