An online school on time-variable gravity from GRACE and GRACE-FO satellite missions

Satellite gravimetry has become an indispensible tool for studying the earth system. The satellite missions CHAMP, GRACE/GRACE-FO and GOCE along with Satellite Laser Ranging have demonstrated the utility of time-variable gravity data in understanding the mass changes and their transport within and between the hydropshere, cryosphere, atmosphere, oceans and the solid earth.

The challenging aspects of satellite gravimetry are the recovery of time-variable gravity from observations due to the low signal- to-noise ratio, and the use of time-variable gravity data by non- geodesists. It is our aim in this online school to give an idea of the time variable gravity field recovery process from satellite gravimetry missions, and also to help non-geodesists to get to grips with handling time-variable gravity data from GRACE/GRACE-FO.

The online school is open to everyone interested in using time- variable gravity for their research. Certificates will be issued to participants who complete all the labs. We look forward to your participation and a fruitful online school. The last date of application is September 19, 2025 (UTC).

Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/WzP7GdBbwk

More Info: GRACE Hackweek 5 – Program

Organizing Committee:

Prof. Balaji Devaraju (IIT Kanpur, India); Prof. Nico Sneeuw (Uni. Stuttgart, Germany); Prof. Matthias Weigelt (Leibniz Uni. Hannover, Germany)