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A look beneath Earth’s surface: monitoring groundwater from space

August 26, 2021
A look beneath Earth’s surface: monitoring groundwater from space
Credit: Antonio Jordán (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Groundwater is one of the most important resources of freshwater for ecosystems and mankind. Because of this fundamental role in the Earth’s water and energy cycles, groundwater has been declared as an essential climate variable by GCOS, the Global Climate Observing System. As with other subsurface processes, it is difficult to observe and monitor on a global scale. This is especially true if you ...[Read More]

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]

Notes from a hybrid conference

, and August 1, 2021
Zhen Li during his talk
Zhen Li during his talk.

With the COVID pandemic still ongoing, many conferences have been taking place online or have opted for a hybrid format, with combined on-site and online program parts. To many of us this still a rather new experience, so we decided to share some of the impressions we gathered in the hybrid meetings we attended so far. At the beginning of July, the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) Scient ...[Read More]

Insights from the past ECS Representative of the Geodesy division

and July 2, 2021
Insights from the past ECS Representative of the Geodesy division

For our last interview we haven’t talked to a member of the current Geodesy division team. Instead we asked the past ECS (Early Career Scientist) representative of the Geodesy division, Katrin Bentel, a few questions. Fortunately, she gave us some insights about the role of an ECS Representative. Find out below.   What did you like most about your time as the Geodesy ECS Representative? ...[Read More]