Geodesy

Thomas Frederikse

Thomas Frederikse is currently a researcher associated with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests include global and regional contemporary sea-level rise, the Earth energy imbalance, and seasonal predictability in local sea level. In November 2022, Thomas will start as a Science Lead at Planet, where he will work on low-latency soil moisture estimates and other Planetary Variables.

Want to really understand sea-level rise? Bring in the geodesists!

Thomas Frederikse and edited by Rebekka Steffen September 28, 2022

Trends in sea level over 2005-2019 using satellite altimetry and gravimetry data.

A remarkably large number of papers and proposals have sentences like “this study is critical to better project future sea-level rise” in their introduction. Most times this is just marketing to trick reviewers and program managers into believing the work is important. On the other hand, geodetic papers and proposals have some compelling reasons to use this statement: a lot of geodetic tech ...[Read More]

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Welcome to the blog of the Geodesy Division of the European Geosciences Union. The blog serves to keep you posted on current research, news from the division and interesting geodesy-related topics in general. It will also give room to feature young (early-career) scientists and their science. An enthusiastic team of (Early Career) Scientists (ECS) runs the blog. Are you interested in writing a blog entry or learning more about the ECS activities of the geodesy division? Please get in touch with the Editor-in-Chief, Rebekka Steffen, or the ECS Geodesy (G) Representative Öykü Koç and ECS G Co-Representative Marius Schlaak.