Urs Marti 
Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems 
Proceedings of the IAG Symposium GGHS2012, October 9-12, 2012, Venice, Italy

This volume includes a selection of papers presented at the IAG international symposium ‘Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems 2012’ (GGHS2012), which was organized by IAG Commission 2 “Gravity Field” with the assistance of the International Gravity Field Service (IGFS) and GGOS Theme 1 “Unified Global Height System”. The book summarizes the latest results on gravimetry and gravity networks, global gravity field modeling and applications, future gravity field missions. It provides a detailed compilation on advances in precise local and regional high-resolution geoid modeling, the establishment and unification of vertical reference systems, contributions to gravity field and mass transport modeling as well as articles on the gravity field of planetary bodies.

Table of Content

Part I Gravimetry and Gravity Networks.- 1. Towards the establishment of new gravity control in Poland.- 2. Testing the suitability of the A10-020 absolute gravimeter for the establishment of new gravity control in Poland.- Part II Global Gravity Field Modeling, Assessments and Applications.- 3. GOCE long-wavelength gravity field recovery from 1s-sampled kinematic orbits using the acceleration approach.- 4. Use of high performance computing for the rigorous estimation of very high degree spherical harmonic gravity field models.- 5. Time variable gravity: Contributions of GOCE satellite data to monthly and bi-monthly GRACE gravity field estimates.- 6. Application of Wavelets for Along-Track Multi-Resolution Analysis of GOCE SGG Data.- 7. Assessment of high-resolution global gravity field models and their application in quasigeoid modelling in Finland.- 8. Comparison of GOCE global gravity field models to te st fields in southern Norway.- 9. Evaluation of Recent GRACE and GOCE Satellite Gravity Models and Combined Models Using GPS/Leveling and Gravity Data in China. -10. Evaluation of GOCE/GRACE derived Global Geopotential Models over Argentina with collocated GPS/Levelling observations.- 11. Evaluation of GOCE/GRACE Global Geopotential Models over Greece with collocated GPS/Levelling observations and local gravity data.- 12. Evaluation of the GOCE-based Gravity Field Models in Turkey.- 13. A Stokesian approach for the comparative analysis of satellite gravity models and terrestrial gravity data.- Part III : Future Gravity Field Missions.- 14. New approach to estimate time variable gravity fields from high-low satellite tracking data.- 15. Status of the GRACE Follow-on Mission.- 16. Feasibility Study of a Future Satellite Gravity Mission using GEO-LEO Line-of-Sight Observations.- Part IV: Advances in Precise Local and Regional High-Resolution Geoid Modeling.- 17. GOCE data for l ocal geoid enhancement.- 18. Investigation of gravity data requirem nts for a 5 mm-quasigeoid model over Sweden.- 19. Consistent combination of satellite and terrestrial gravity field observations in regional geoid modeling a case study for Austria.- 20. Modelling the influence of terraced landforms to the Earth’s gravity field.- 21. Accurate Geoid Height Differences Computation from GNSS Data and Modern Astrogeodetic Observation.- 22. Improving the Swedish quasigeoid by gravity observations on the ice of Lake Vän.- 23. Geoid Model and Altitude at Mount Aconcagua Region (Argentina) from Airborne Gravity Survey.- 24. HRG2009 – New high resolution geoid model for Croatia.- 25. Validation of Regional Geoid Models for Saudi Arabia using GPS/Levelling Data and GOCE Models.- Part V : Establishment and Unification of Vertical Reference Systems.- 26. W0 estimates in the frame of the GGOS Working Group on Vertical Datum Standardisation.- 27. Realization of WHS based on the static gravity field observed by GOCE.- 28. First Results on Height Sys tem Unification in North America Using GOCE.- 29. Using GOCE to straighten and sew European local geoids: preliminary study and first results.- 30. Combination of geometric and orthometric heights in the presence of geoid and quasi-geoid models.- 31. Contribution of Tide Gauges for the Determination of W0 in Canada.- 31. Estimation of the reference geopotential value for the local vertical datum of continental Greece using EGM08 and GPS/leveling data.- 32. Tidal Systems and Reductions for Improvement of the Bulgarian National Vertical Reference System.- Part VI : Gravity Field and Mass Transport Modeling.- 33. Consistent Combination of Gravity Field, Altimetry and Hydrographic Data.- 34. Local hydrological effects on gravity at Metsähovi, Finland: implications for comparing observations by the superconducting gravimeter with global hydrological models and with GRACE.- 35. Global groundwater cycles and extreme events responses observed by satellite gravimetry.- Part VII : Mo deling and Inversion of Gravity-Solid Earth Coupling.- 36. Sensitiv ty of GOCE gravity gradients to crustal thickness and density variations – Case study for the Northeast Atlantic Region.- 37. Detecting the elevated crust to mantle section in the Kohistan-Ladakh Arc, Himalaya, from GOCE observations.- 38. Daniele Tenze, Carla Braitenberg, Eva Sincich, Patrizia Mariani.- 39. A grip on geological units with GOCE.- 40.- Basement structure of the Santos Basin from Gravity data.- Part VIII : Gravity Field of Planetary Bodies.- 41. Observing the gravity field of different planets and moons by space-borne techniques: predictions by fast error propagation tools.- 42. Sensitivity of simulated LRO tracking data to the lunar gravity field.