Modelling of Mass Variations Down to Small Scales (C05)

• Subject Area: Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, Cartography
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 434617780

In this project, we will pursue an observation-driven inversion approach by combining spaceborne gravimetry data from GRACE and GRACE-FO, terrestrial gravimetry data with loading information derived from GNSS station movements in a Kalman filter approach based on a regional gravity field parameterisation. Dedicated gravimetric field campaigns are foreseen for capturing major seasonal water storage variations and flood events.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1464: Relativistic and quantum-based geodesy (TerraQ)
• Applicant Institution: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
• Co-Applicant Institution: HafenCity Universität Hamburg (HCU); Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam - Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ)
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr.-Ing. Annette Eicker; Professor Dr. Andreas Güntner; Dr.-Ing. Matthias Weigelt