GEOTECHNOLOGIEN Science Report No. 20 Flechtner, Frank. Schuh, Wolf-Dieter. Sneeuw, Nico. text gw 2014 1st ed. 2014. monographic eng 1 online resource (XV, 230 pages 95 illustrations, 38 illustrations in color.) Significant advances in the scientific use of space based data were achieved in three joint interdisciplinary projects based on data of the satellite missions CHAMP, GRACE and GOCE within the R&D program GEOTECHNOLOGIEN. It was possible to explore and monitor changes related to the Earth's surface, the boundary layer between atmosphere and solid earth, and the oceans and ice shields. This boundary layer is our habitat and therefore is in the focus of our interests. The Earth's surface is subject to anthropogenetic changes, to changes driven by the Sun, Moon and planets, and by changes caused by processes in the Earth system. The state parameters and their changes are best monitored from space. The theme "Observation of the System Earth from Space" offers comprehensive insights into a broad range of research topics relevant to society including geodesy, oceanography, atmospheric science (from meteorology to climatology), hydrology and glaciology. edited by Frank Flechtner, Nico Sneeuw, Wolf-Dieter Schuh. Aerospace engineering Astronautics Geophysics Remote sensing Geophysics/Geodesy Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry 9783642321351 131113