Geodesy

EGU General Assembly 2024 — A Brief Recap of our Activities

Marius Schlaak, Öykü Koç and Rebekka Steffen May 10, 2024

View over Vienna. Photo credit Öykü Koç

Thank you all for the great EGU General Assembly (GA) this year! In case you missed EGU24 or some of the events we organised, here is a little recap. So you can stop wondering how it went and get an idea of what to look out for next year. In the Geodesy Divison, we had our kick-off, unlike the standard, with the online division meeting on Wednesday before the EGU24. There, we introduced our new me ...[Read More]

Meet the ECS team: Your Go-To Contacts for EGU General Assembly 2024

Öykü Koç April 11, 2024

Hey there dear geodesy ECSs, EGU is right around the corner. We wanted to check in and make sure that you are navigating around a bit better. Maybe you are not sure who to ask about the ECS dinner, networking opportunities at GA, or how to get involved with our team or within EGU, or you simply need help. Well, wonder no more! Allow us to introduce ourselves – we’re the Geodesy ECS (Early Ca ...[Read More]

Geodesy Division Highlights at EGU24: Your Essential Guide

Öykü Koç, edited by Rebekka Steffen and Marius Schlaak April 5, 2024

Austria Center Vienna (Picture courtesy: Holger Steffen).

We have been a bit quiet during March, but that was only for a good reason: to prepare lots of engaging activities and short courses for the EGU General Assembly. So, let’s find out what’s waiting for you at the GA24. But a quick reminder that this is just a small preview of the many other exciting events planned for GA, such as the co-organised short courses and networking activities ...[Read More]

Bits and Bites of Geodesy – Satellite radar altimetry: How do we know that sea level is rising?

Bene Aschenneller and edited by Öykü Koç March 1, 2024

Figure courtesy: Öykü Koç

In a previous post, Thomas Frederikse briefly explained how geodesy is used to observe sea level change. In this part of Bits & Bites, Bene delves deeper into the topic. Rising sea levels are one of the consequences of climate change that already impacts people in low-lying coastal regions, and the future prospects are not exactly encouraging as well. We know that rising sea levels are caused ...[Read More]