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Technische Universität München
Technische Universität München

Ingenieurinstitut für Astronomische und Physikalische Geodäsie

Mass change in the Earth System

- water storage, sea level, ice sheets, crust-mantle dynamics, and others -

We started a survey on user requirements for future satellite gravity missions and would like users to participate

Abstract

Mass changes on and below the Earth surface, such as from water storage variations, groundwater use, glacier melt, sea level change, earthquakes, among many others, can be observed by satellite gravimetry. 

Since 2002, the GRACE and GRACE-FO satellite gravity missions have been observing changes in the Earth’s gravity field that can be converted to mass changes with an accuracy of 2 cm water equivalent at a spatial resolution of about 300km for monthly data. ESA and NASA are currently planning a double-pair satellite constellation MAGIC (envisaged time frame: 2028-2038), which promises an enhanced spatial and temporal resolution compared to GRACE/-FO. 

After that, e.g. 15 years into the future, the QSG4EMT (Quantum Space Gravimetry for monitoring Earth’s Mass Transport Processes) mission may provide even larger improvements in spatial and temporal resolution of mass change data, significantly expanding the potential range of applications. 

The purpose of this questionnaire is to compile user requirements for such novel mission concepts.

The survey will take approximately 15 minutes.

Das Ingenieurinstitut besteht aus:

Lehrstuhl für Astronomische und Physikalische Geodäsie

Univ.-Prof. Dr.techn. Mag.rer.nat. Roland Pail

Professur für Satellitengeodäsie

Univ.-Prof. Dr.phil.nat. Urs Hugentobler

aktuelle Publikationen

  • Mendes Cerveira, P. J.; Englich, S.; Schuh, H.; Klügel, T.; Velikoseltsev, A.; Schreiber, U.: How can the Wettzell "G" ring laser improve VLBI measurements of subdiurnal Earth rotation variations? Measuring the Future, Proceedings of the Fifth IVS General Meeting, 2008 mehr… BibTeX
  • Hase, H.; Dassing, R.; Kronschnabl, G.; Schlüter, W.; Schwarz, W.; Kilger, R.; Lauber, P.; Neidhardt, A.; Pausch, K.; Göldi, W.: Twin Telescope Wettzell - a VLBI2010 radio telescope project. Measuring the Future, Proceedings of the Fifth IVS General Meeting, 2008 mehr… BibTeX
  • Rummel, R.: Fünfzig Jahre Sputnik und fünfzig Jahre Vermessung des Gravitationsfelds der Erde mit Satelliten. trafo verlag, 2008, mehr… BibTeX
  • Velikoseltsev, A.; Schreiber, U.; Klügel, T.; Voigt, S.; Graham, R.: Sagnac interferometry for the determination of rotations in geodesy and seismology. Proceedings of the 15th St. Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems; Giroskopiia i Navigatsiia (Gyroscopy and Navigation), 2008 mehr… BibTeX
  • Jäggi, A.; Bock, H.; Pail, R.; Goiginger, H.: Highly-reduced dynamic orbits and their use for global gravity field recovery: a simulation study for GOCE. Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica 52 (3), 2008, 341-359 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
  • Seitz, F.; Schmidt, M.; Shum, C.K.: Signals of extreme weather conditions in Central Europe in GRACE 4-D hydrological mass variations. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 268 (1-2), 2008, 165-170 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
  • Peters, T.: Zur Bestimmung zeitlicher Schwerevariationen mit Satellitenmissionen. Mitteilungen des DVW-Bayern 60 (1), 2008, 53-70 mehr… BibTeX
  • Jirousek, P.; Prochazka, I.; Hamal, K.; Fedyszynova, M.; Schreiber, U.; Michaelis, H.; Fumin, Y.; Peicheng, H.: Timing system for the laser altimeter for planetary exploration technology demonstrator. Extending the Range, Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, EOS Space Systems Pty Limited, 2008 mehr… BibTeX
  • Michaelis, H.; Spohn, T.; Oberst, J.; Thomas, N.; Seiferlin, K.; Christensen, U.; Hilchenbach, M.; Schreiber, U.: The BELA - The first European planetary laser altimeter: conceptional design and technical status. Extending the Range, Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, EOS Space Systems Pty Limited, 2008 mehr… BibTeX
  • Hiener, M.; Schreiber, U.; Brandl, N.: Recursive filter algorithm for noise reduction in SLR. Extending the Range, Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, EOS Space Systems Pty Limited, 2008 mehr… BibTeX
  • Frommknecht, B.: Integrated sensor analysis of the GRACE mission. Verlag der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2008, mehr… BibTeX
  • Urschl, C.; Beutler, G.; Gurtner, W.; Hugentobler, U.; Schaer, S.: Calibrating GNSS orbits with SLR tracking data. Extending the Range, Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, EOS Space Systems Pty Limited, 2008 mehr… BibTeX
  • Urschl, C.; Beutler, G.; Gurtner, W.; Hugentobler, U.; Ploner, M.: Orbit determination for GIOVE-A using SLR tracking data. Extending the Range, Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, EOS Space Systems Pty Limited, 2008 mehr… BibTeX
  • Schmidt, M.; Seitz, F.: Die Wasserspeicher Mitteleuropas - beobachtet aus dem Weltall. Akademie Aktuell - Zeitschrift der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 2008 (3), 2008, 36-39 mehr… BibTeX
  • Schreiber, K. U.; Wells, J.-P. R.; Stedman, G. E.: Noise processes in large ring lasers. General Relativity and Gravitation 40 (5), 2008, 935-943 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
  • Rülke, A.; Dietrich, R.; Fritsche, M.; Rothacher, M.; Steigenberger, P.: Realization of the terrestrial reference system by a reprocessed global GPS network. Journal of Geophysical Research 113 (B8), 2008 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
  • Schmidt, M.; Seitz, F.; Shum, C.K.: Regional four-dimensional hydrological mass variations from GRACE, atmospheric flux convergence, and river gauge data. Journal of Geophysical Research 113 (B10), 2008 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
  • Jahr, T.; Jentzsch, G.; Gebauer, A.; Lau, T.: Deformation, seismicity, and fluids: Results of the 2004/2005 water injection experiment at the KTB/Germany. Journal of Geophysical Research 113 (B11), 2008 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
  • Anschütz, H.; Steinhage, D.; Eisen, O.; Oerter, H.; Horwath, M.; Ruth, U.: Small-scale spatio-temporal characteristics of accumulation rates in western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology 54 (185), 2008, 315-323 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
  • Shum, C. K.; Abusali, P. A. M.; Lee, H.; Ogle, J.; Raney, R. K.; Ries, J. C.; Smith, W. H. F.; Svehla, D.; Zhao, C.: Orbit determination requirements for ABYSS: a proposed space station science payload. Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting 2008, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Univelt Inc./American Astronautical Society, 2008 mehr… BibTeX
  • Lange, S.; Vennemann, B.: GOCE - ein neues Bild der Erde. COUNTDOWN 7, Aktuelles aus der DLR Raumfahrt-Agentur (3), 2008, 3-9 mehr… BibTeX
  • Pail, R.; Kühtreiber, N.; Wiesenhofer, B.; Hofmann-Wellenhof, B.; Of, G.; Steinbach, O.; Höggerl, N.; Imrek, E.; Ruess, D.; Ullrich, C.: The Austrian Geoid 2007. vgi - Österreichische Zeitschrift für Vermessung und Geoinformation 96 (1), 2008, 3-14 mehr… BibTeX
  • Peters, T.: Atmospheric de-aliasing revisited. VI Hotine-Marussi Symposium on Theoretical and Computational Geodesy, IAG Symposia, Springer, 2008 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
  • Göttl, F.; Seitz, F.: Contribution of non-tidal oceanic mass variations to polar motion determined from space geodesy and ocean data. Observing our Changing Earth, IAG Symposia, Springer, 2008 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
  • Winkelnkemper, T.; Seitz, F.; Min, S.-K.; Hense, A.: Simulation of historic and future atmospheric angular momentum effects on length-of-day variations with GCMs. Observing our Changing Earth, IAG Symposia, Springer, 2008 mehr… BibTeX Volltext ( DOI )
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