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Geodesy

interdisciplinary science

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

and September 28, 2022
Want to really understand sea-level rise? Bring in the geodesists!
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]

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]