The purpose of the course is the use of satellite gravimetry data in a broad range of geo-scientific applications. The main topics are:
- Satellites in orbit (orbits, forces, orbit determination, error sources),
- Gravimetry (satellite gravimetry and gradiometry concepts, orbit analysis, Earth's gravity field, current missions),
- Altimetry (radar and laser altimetry, past and current missions, working with altimetry data)
- Satellite gravimetry applications (Solid Earth, oceans, ice/sea ice, hydrology; gravity, geoid, datum unification, magnetic field, surface monitoring and climate change).