Observation of the Earth System from Space

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Flury, J. (Editor), Rummel, R. (Editor), Reigber, C. (Editor), Rothacher, M. (Editor), Boedecker, G. (Editor), Schreiber, U. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Geography.; Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Remote sensing.; Space sciences.; Magnetism.; Magnetic materials.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Earth Sciences, general.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials.

In the recent years, space-based observation methods have led to a subst- tially improved understanding of Earth system. Geodesy and geophysics are contributing to this development by measuring the temporal and spatial va- ations of the Earth’s shape, gravity ?eld, and magnetic ?eld, as well as at-...