geodesy

Around the world with Professor Vening Meinesz onboard the submarine K-XVIII: Exploration of the Solid Earth

Bart Root and edited by Rebekka Steffen November 12, 2021

Gravimetrical-Geological Map East Indian Archipelago. Photo credit: From the Gravity Expeditions at Sea Vol. 4, F.A. Vening Meinesz.

On 14th of November 1934, the Dutch travelled to the harbor of Den Helder situated in the north of the Netherlands to catch a glimpse of the departure of Hr. Ms. K-XVII: A submarine of the Royal Dutch Navy setting sail on a trip around the world. Onboard was a unique traveler and with his non-typical height of 2 meters tall, he towered above the average submarine sailor. Professor Vening Me ...[Read More]

Geodesists on Tour: GPS measurements on Antarctica

Stephanie Konfal and edited by Rebekka Steffen October 10, 2021

ANET GPS site at Lepley Nunatak. Photo credit: Jeremy Miner

Stories from the field – how exactly are those GPS data collected? The geodesy community at large benefits from the many science projects with open data policies. A user simply has to navigate to a data portal, download the data, and within a matter of moments a world of possibilities opens up for potential research. But where exactly do these data come from? While scientific results get ...[Read More]

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

Andreas Kvas August 26, 2021

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

Jyri Näränen and edited by Rebekka Steffen August 10, 2021

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]