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Geodesists on Tour: Gravity measurements on Antarctica

and August 10, 2021
Geodesists on Tour: Gravity measurements on Antarctica
Absolute gravity station at Aboa station in Western Queen Maud Land.

  Antarctica is well known for its large ice sheet, covering 98% of the continent. A large part of the ice sheet is losing mass leading to vertical and horizontal movements of the crust as well as changes of the gravitational attraction. To observe these changes in gravity with the highest accuracy, it is necessary to visit Antarctica and measure gravity on a regular basis. Since the late 198 ...[Read More]

Starting a PhD during a pandemic

, and May 26, 2021
Starting a PhD during a pandemic

  Have you ever wondered what it means to start a PhD during the pandemic? Below you can get more insights.   Hi! I’m Öykü, a PhD student at Politecnico di Milano in Italy. I’m originally from Turkey and did my MSc at Istanbul Technical University. My research focus is static and time-variable gravity field recovery from satellite data and local gravity field modelling. Currently, ...[Read More]

Gravity time series still reveal new insights

May 29, 2018
Gravity time series still reveal new insights

          View of the Medicina observatory. The site hosts a superconducting gravimeter (SG) installed in a dedicated building next to a piezometer. Local height variations  are monitored by means of two GPS stations, located at the end of the N-S segment of the “North Cross” radio telescope. The two GPS stations are about 30 m apart and are close to a VLBI antenna.   ...[Read More]

EGU General Assembly – an adventure for newbies

April 20, 2018
EGU General Assembly – an adventure for newbies

One day in January, we heard it through the grapevine that we were supposed to submit abstracts to an event called EGU. So we asked ourselves: What exactly is EGU? Our colleagues told us: ‘EGU is a huge, international conference worth going. And you will have a lot of fun.’ So we submitted our abstracts and hoped for the best. Three months later, we entered the airport with a poster box and some o ...[Read More]