Externally funded projects

Reference Systems

MEPODAS

 

Mitigation of the current errors in precise orbit determination of altimetry satellites (DFG)

Clock Metrology (P7)
 

 

Application of time in closure as a novel strategy towards error-free space geodetic observations (DFG, Research Unit "Clock Metrology")

Clock Metrology (P9)
 

 

Novel clock technologies for combination on ground and in space: real data and simulation (DFG, Research Unit "Clock Metrology")

PotS
 

 

Exploitation of the potential of the SLR-tracked altimetry and GNSS satellites for determination of global geodetic parameters (DFG)

PROGRESS
 

 

Pro- and retrospective highly accurate and consistent Earth Orientation Parameters for geodetic research within the Earth system sciences (DFG)

     

Satellite Altimetry

ARISAS
 

 

Advances in Remote Sensing of Inland Waters by Satellite Altimetry with Special Focus on SWOT (DFG, Research Unit "GlobalCDA")

AROCCIE
 

 

Arctic Ocean Surface Circulation in a Changing Climate and its Possible Impact on Europe (IGSSE)

CIRCOS

 

Circulation from In-situ and Remote Sensing Data in Coastal and Shelf Ocean (DFG)

HYDROCOASTAL

 

Coastal Ocean and Inland Water Altimetry (ESA)

SLCCI

 

Sea Level Climate Change Initiative (ESA)

SSCCI

 

Sea State Climate Change Initiative (ESA)

S6-JTEX

 

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich and Jason-3 Tandem Flight Exploitation (ESA)

TIDUS
 

 

Improved Tidal Dynamics and Uncertainty Estimation for Satellite Gravimetry
(DFG, Research Unit "NEROGRAV")

VLAD

 

Vertical Land Motion by Satellite Altimetry and Tide Gauge Difference (DFG)

     

Atmosphere

ML-IonoCast

 

Machine Learning for Forecasting the Ionospheric Total Electron Content (DAAD)

MuSE
 

 

Multi-Satellite ionosphere-plasmasphere Electron density reconstruction
(DFG, Priority Programme "Dynamic Earth")

OPTIMAP

 

Operational Tool for Ionospheric Mapping And Prediction (ZGeoBW)

     

Regional Gravity Field

ORG4Heights
 

 

Optimally combined regional geoid models for the realization of height systems in developing countries (DFG)

Geo-H
 

 

Enhanced Geopotential Field Modelling as Basis for the Establishment of Precise Height Systems (DFG)

     

Finished projects

AUDITOR
 

 

Advanced Multi-Constellation EGNSS Augmentation and Monitoring Network and its Application in Precision Agriculture (EU Horizon2020)

   

Baltic HSU

 

Baltic+ Geodetic SAR for Height System Unification and Sea Level Research (ESA)

Baltic SEAL

 

Baltic+ Sea Level (ESA)

CIEROT
 

 

Combination of space geodetic observations for the determination of mass transports in the cryosphere and their impact on Earth rotation (DFG)

COSTO
 

 

SWARM+ Coupling: Contribution of SWARM data to the prompt detection of Tsunamis and other natural hazards (ESA)

DIGERATI
 

 

Direct Geocentric Realisation of the American reference frame by combination of geodetic observation Techniques (DFG)

ESA-EOP

 

Independent generation of Earth Orientation Parameters (ESA)

INSIGHT
 

 

Interactions of Low-orbiting Satellites with the Surrounding Ionosphere and Thermosphere (DFG, Priority Programme "Dynamic Earth")

INSIGHT-II
 

 

Interactions of Low-orbiting Satellites with the Surrounding Ionosphere and Thermosphere (DFG, Priority Programme "Dynamic Earth")

NEG-OCEAN
 

 

Variations in ocean currents, sea-ice concentration, and sea surface temperature along the North-East coast of Greenland (DFG)

   

Reference Systems (PN5)
 

 

Consistent celestial and terrestrial reference frames by improved modeling and combination (DFG, Research Unit "Reference Systems")

   

Reference Systems (PN6)
 

 

Consistent dynamic satellite reference frames and terrestrial geodetic datum parameters (DFG, Research Unit "Reference Systems")

   

TIK
 

 

Operational prototype for the determination of the thermonspheric density on the basis of a coupled thermosphere-ionosphere model (BMWi/DLR)

       

TIPOD
 

 

High-precision thermosphere models for improving Precise Orbit Determination of low-Earth orbiting satellites (DFG, Priority Programme "Dynamic Earth")

   

WALESA
 

 

Refined estimates of absolute water levels for inland waters from multi-mission satellite altimetry (DFG, Research Unit "GlobalCDA")

   
         

 

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