Publications of the Institute of Geodesy

Books, monographs

Peer reviewed journal articles, books, book chapters

2024


Koch, I., Duwe, M., & Flury, J. (2024). Residual and Unmodeled Ocean Tide Signal From 20+ Years of GRACE and GRACE-FO Global Gravity Field Models. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129(9), Article e2024JB029345. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JB029345
Kupriyanov, A., Reis, A., Schilling, M., Müller, V., & Müller, J. (2024). Benefit of enhanced electrostatic and optical accelerometry for future gravimetry missions. Advances in space research, 73(6), 3345-3362. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2310.14875, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.12.067
Meyer, U., Lasser, M., Dahle, C., Förste, C., Behzadpour, S., Koch, I., & Jäggi, A. (2024). Combined monthly GRACE-FO gravity fields for a Global Gravity-based Groundwater Product. Geophysical journal international, 236(1), 456-469. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggad437, https://doi.org/10.48350/193577
Mu, Q., Müller, J., Wu, H., Knabe, A., & Zhong, M. (2024). Satellite gradiometry based on a new generation of accelerometers and its potential contribution to Earth gravity field determination. Advances in space research, 73(6), 3321-3344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.08.023
O’Connor, M., Kersten, T., Skupin, C., Ruwisch, F., Ren, L., Wübbena, T., & Schön, S. (2024). Low-latency GNSS multipath simulation and building wall detection in urban environments. Simulation, 100(1), 71-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/00375497221145601
Vincent, A., & Müller, J. (2024). Detection of time variable gravity signals using terrestrial clock networks. Advances in Space Research, 73(6), 3312-3320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.07.058
Voigt, C., Sulzbach, R., Dobslaw, H., Weise, A., Timmen, L., Deng, Z., Reich, M., Stolarczuk, N., Peters, H., Fietz, M., Thomas, M., & Flechtner, F. M. (2024). Non-tidal ocean loading signals of the North and Baltic Sea from terrestrial gravimetry, GNSS, and high-resolution modeling. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(13), Article e2024GL109262. https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.171136797.71160253/v1, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL109262
Weigelt, M., Jäggi, A., Meyer, U., Arnold, D., Mayer-Gürr, T., Öhlinger, F., Sośnica, K., Ebadi, S., Schön, S., & Steffen, H. (2024). Bridging the gap between GRACE and GRACE Follow-On by combining high–low satellite-to-satellite tracking data and satellite laser ranging. Journal of geodesy, 98(9), Article 84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-024-01888-5
Wöhnke, V., Eicker, A., Weigelt, M., Reich, M., Güntner, A., Kvas, A., & Mayer-Gürr, T. (2024). Kalman filter framework for a regional mass change model from GRACE satellite gravity. GEM - International Journal on Geomathematics, 16(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13137-024-00260-1
Zhang, M., Müller, J., & Biskupek, L. (2024). Advantages of combining Lunar Laser Ranging and Differential Lunar Laser Ranging. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 681, Article A5. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202347643

Peer-reviewed conference papers

2023


Jäggi, A., Meyer, U., Lasser, M., Jenny, B., Lopez, T., Flechtner, F., Dahle, C., Förste, C., Mayer-Gürr, T., Kvas, A., Lemoine, J. M., Bourgogne, S., Weigelt, M., & Groh, A. (2023). International Combination Service for Time-Variable Gravity Fields (COST-G): Start of Operational Phase and Future Perspectives. In J. T. Freymueller, & L. Sánchez (Eds.), Beyond 100: The Next Century in Geodesy - Proceedings of the IAG General Assembly, 2019 (pp. 57-65). (International Association of Geodesy Symposia; Vol. 152). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/1345_2020_109
Knabe, A., Schilling, M., Wu, H., Hosseiniarani, A., Müller, J., Beaufils, Q., & Pereira Dos Santos, F. (2023). The Benefit of Accelerometers Based on Cold Atom Interferometry for Future Satellite Gravity Missions. In J. T. Freymueller, & L. Sánchez (Eds.), Geodesy for a Sustainable Earth - Proceedings of the 2021 Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Geodesy (pp. 213-220). (International Association of Geodesy Symposia; Vol. 154). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/1345_2022_151
Krawinkel, T., & Schön, S. (2023). On the Limits of State-of-the-Art GNSS Receivers in Frequency Transfer. In J. T. Freymueller, & L. Sánchez (Eds.), Geodesy for a Sustainable Earth - Proceedings of the 2021 Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Geodesy (pp. 313-319). (International Association of Geodesy Symposia; Vol. 154). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/1345_2022_145
Lin, Q., & Schön, S. (2023). Feasibility of CSAC-Assisted GNSS Receiver Fingerprinting. In J. T. Freymueller, & L. Sánchez (Eds.), Gravity, Positioning and Reference Frames: Gravity, Geoid, and Height Systems 2022; IAG Commission 4: Positioning and Applications, 2022; REFAG2022: Reference Frames for Applications in Geosciences, 2022 (pp. 93-100). (International Association of Geodesy Symposia; Vol. 156). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/1345_2023_221
Ruwisch, F., & Schön, S. (2023). GNSS Feature Map Aided RTK Positioning in Urban Trenches. In 2023 IEEE 26th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC) (pp. 5798-5804). (IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/itsc57777.2023.10422176
Su, J., Schön, S., & Joerger, M. (2023). Towards a set-based detector for GNSS integrity monitoring. In 2023 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS) (pp. 421-429). (IEEE/ION Position Location and Navigation Symposium). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/PLANS53410.2023.10139987
Wziontek, H., Falk, R., Pálinkáš, V., Engfeldt, A., Glässel, J., Hellerschmied, A., Iacovone, D., Kostelecky, J., Reich, M., Timmen, L., Ullrich, C., Valluzzi, A., & Zehetmaier, B. (2023). Comparisons of Absolute Gravimeters as a Key Component of the International Terrestrial Gravity Reference Frame (ITGRF) Shown on the Example of the WET-CAG2021 at Wettzell, Germany. In J. T. Freymueller, & L. Sánchez (Eds.), Gravity, Positioning and Reference Frames - Proceedings of the IAG Symposia - GGHS2022: Gravity, Geoid, and Height Systems 2022; IAG Commission 4: Positioning and Applications, 2022; REFAG2022: Reference Frames for Applications in Geosciences, 2022 (pp. 29-36). (International Association of Geodesy Symposia; Vol. 156). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/1345_2023_226

2022


Icking, L., Ruwisch, F., & Schön, S. (2022). Multipath Characterization Using Ray-Tracing in Urban Trenches. In J. T. Freymueller, & L. Sánchez (Eds.), Geodesy for a Sustainable Earth. International Association of Geodesy Symposia (pp. 359-365). Article 154 (International Association of Geodesy Symposia; Vol. 154). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/1345_2022_166
Icking, L., & Schön, S. (2022). Optimal Combination of Multi-Agent Smartphone GNSS Observations for Improved Collaborative Positioning in Urban Areas. In 35th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation, ION GNSS+ 2022 (pp. 2828-2838). Institute of Navigation. https://doi.org/10.33012/2022.18554
Icking, L., Zhang, G., Hsu, L. T., & Schön, S. (2022). Quantification of GNSS NLOS Spatial Correlation: A Case Study in Hong Kong's Urban Canyon. In Proceedings of the 2022 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, ITM 2022 (pp. 712-722). (Proceedings of the International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, ITM; Vol. 2022-January). Institute of Navigation. https://doi.org/10.33012/2022.18165

Dissertations

2023


Knabe, A. (2023). New Concepts for Gravity Field Recovery using Satellites. [Doctoral thesis, Leibniz University Hannover]. Verlag der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. https://publikationen.badw.de/en/049490086
Singh, V. V. (2023). Lunar Laser Ranging: Improved Modelling and Parameter Estimation. [Doctoral thesis, Leibniz University Hannover]. https://doi.org/10.15488/14298
Zhang, M. (2023). Characteristics and Benefits of Differential Lunar Laser Ranging. [Doctoral thesis, Leibniz University Hannover]. https://doi.org/10.15488/19427

2021


Darugna, F. (2021). Improving smartphone-based GNSS positioning using state space augmentation techniques. [Doctoral thesis, Leibniz University Hannover]. Leibniz Universität Hannover.
Dbouk, H. (2021). Alternative Integrity Measures Based on Interval Analysis and Set Theory. [Doctoral thesis, Leibniz University Hannover]. Leibniz Universität Hannover. https://publikationen.badw.de/en/047355182/pdf/CC%20BY

Conference contributions (papers, posters, presentations, abstracts)

2025


Zhu, Y., Schön, S., & Jahn, C. H. (2025). Analysis of Stability and Temperature Variations in SAPOS Reference Stations in Lower Saxony and Adjacent Regions between 2017 and 2020. Abstract from EGU General Assembly 2025, Wien, Austria. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-21876

2024


Baasch, K.-N., & Schön, S. (2024). Opportunistic 5G NR Ranging in dense Urban Environments. NAVITEC 2024, Noordwijk, Netherlands. Advance online publication.
Bahadur, B., & Schön, S. (2024). An enhanced stochastic approach for code observations collected from Android smartphones. Abstract from EGU General Assembly 2024, Wien, Austria. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-5540
Breva, Y., Kröger, J., Kersten, T., & Schön, S. (2024). How Observation Noise impacts the Estimation of Codephase- and Phase-Center Correction with a Robot in the Field. Abstract from EGU General Assembly 2024, Wien, Austria. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-9080
Breva, Y., Addo, E., Caizzone, S., Kröger, J., Kersten, T., & Schön, S. (2024). MAESTRO: Understanding Multipath – Antenna – Receiver Interactions for Calibrating Code Phase Variations of GNSS Receiving Antennas. Poster session presented at IGS Symposium and Workshop 2024, Bern, Switzerland. Advance online publication.
Fletling, N., Knabe, A., Müller, J., Weigelt, M., & Schilling, M. (2024). Quantum-based Accelerometers for Satellite Gravimetry Missions. Abstract from EGU General Assembly 2024, Wien, Austria. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-9463
HosseiniArani, S. A., Schilling, M., Beaufils, Q., Knabe, A., Tennstedt, B., Kupriyanov, A., Schön, S., Dos Santos, F. P., & Müller, J. (2024). Comprehensive In-orbit Performance Evaluation of Quantum Sensors for Future Satellite Gravity Missions and Space Navigation. Abstract from Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems 2024 Symposium, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Kersten, T., Bilich, A., Sutyagin, I., & Schön, S. (2024). A Global Collaboration to Enhance GNSS Receiver Antenna Calibration: The IGS Antenna Ring Campaign. EGU General Assembly 2024, Wien, Austria. https://doi.org/10.15488/17174
Kersten, T., Bilich, A., Sutyagin, I., & Schön, S. (2024). A Global Collaboration to Enhance GNSS Receiver Antenna Calibration: The IGS Antenna Ring Campaign. Abstract from EGU General Assembly 2024, Wien, Austria. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-17665
Kersten, T., Kröger, J., Breva, Y., Schön, S., Ramatschi, M., Bradke, M., & Männel, B. (2024). From Past to Present: Investigating Retrofitted GPS Antennas for Multi-GNSS Functionality. Poster session presented at IGS Symposium and Workshop 2024, Bern, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.15488/17619

Journal articles, reports, preprints

2019


Abdelaal, M. E. H., & Schön, S. (2019). Distributed Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Connected Vehicles Trajectory Tracking and Collision Avoidance with Ellipse Geometry. In Proceedings of the 32nd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2019) (pp. 2100-2111). (Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting). Institute of Navigation. https://doi.org/10.33012/2019.16911
Denker, H., Timmen, L., & Völksen, C. (2019). Report on levelling and GNSS results for stations on the MPQ campus in Garching. https://doi.org/10.15488/9163
Görres, B., Kersten, T., Schön, S., Zimmermann, F., & Wanninger, L. (2019). Zur Neubearbeitung des GNSS-Antennen-Merkblatts. In Qualitätssicherung geodätischer Mess- und Auswerteverfahren 2019: Beiträge zum 180. DVW-Seminar am 27. und 28. Juni 2019 in Stuttgart (pp. 103-105). (Schriftenreihe des DVW; Vol. 95). Wissner Verlag. https://geodaesie.info/sites/default/files/privat/DVW_95_2019_QS_2019_FINAL_190624.pdf
Kersten, T., Weise, A., Timmen, L., Gabriel, G., Schön, S., & Vogel, D. (2019). Urbanes Monitoring erdfallinduzierter Deformationen: Grenzen und Chancen bei der Kombination von GNSS, Nivellement und Gravimetrie. In Tagungsband Geomonitoring 2019 (Vol. 2019, pp. 49-61). (Tagungsreihe GeoMonitoring). Forschungsdaten-Repositorium der LUH. https://doi.org/10.15488/4512
Kersten, T., Weise, A., Timmen, L., Gabriel, G., & Vogel, D. (2019). Urbanes Monitoring erdfallinduzierter Deformationen: Grenzen und Chancen bei der Kombination von GNSS, Nivellement und Gravimetrie. Markscheidewesen, 126(2), 11-19.
Krawczyk, C., Dahm, T., Gabriel, G., Polom, U., Becker, D., Schön, S., Kersten, T., Timmen, L., Weise, A., Werban, U., Kaufmann, G., Börner, F., Mai, F., Romanov, D., & Schuck, A. (2019). Verbundprojekt SIMULTAN: Subrosion und Erdfall-Instabilität: integrierte multi-skalige Überwachung und Analyse: Schlussbericht zum BMBF-Verbundvorhaben - Förderkennzeichen FKZ 03G0843 (A bis J). TIB Leibniz-Informationszentrum Technik und Naturwissenschaften Universitätsbibliothek. https://doi.org/10.15488/5153
Mueller, J., & Wu, H. (2019). Using Atomic Clocks and Quantum Gradiometers Onboard Satellites for Determining the Earth's Gravity Field. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/essoar.10500396.1
Müller, J., Hofmann, F., & Biskupek, L. (2019). Warum man den Abstand zum Mond misst. In Jahrbuch 2018 der Braunschweigischen Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft (Vol. 2018, pp. 17-28). (Jahrbuch der Braunschweigischen Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft; Vol. 2018). Cramer. https://doi.org/10.24355/dbbs.084-201905071310-0

2018


Görres, B., Kersten, T., Schön, S., Zimmermann, F., Wanninger, L., Becker, M., Villiger, A., Mayer, M., & Kuhlmann, H. (2018). Berücksichtigung von Antennenkorrekturen bei GNSS-Anwendungen (Neubearbeitung): DVW-Merkblatt 1-2018. https://tu-dresden.de/bu/umwelt/geo/gi/gg/ressourcen/dateien/veroeffentlichungen/01_DVW-Merkblatt_Antennenkorrekturen-GNSS_2018_1.pdf?lang=de
Kersten, T., Ren, L., & Schön, S. (2018). A Virtual Receiver Concept for Continuous GNSS based Navigation of Inland Vessels. In Proceedings of Navitec (2018), 5.-7. December 2018, Noordwijk, The Netherlands https://doi.org/10.15488/3898

Software, data, miscellaneous publications

  • Kersten T. (2025): The RINEX Dataset to the IGS Receiver Antenna Ring Calibration Campaign 2022-2024 (IGS RingCalVal)Leibniz University Hannover
    DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16878951
  • Kersten, T., Bilich, A., Sutyagin, I., Schön, S., & Kröger, J. (2025): The ANTEX Dataset to the IGS Receiver Antenna Ring Calibration Campaign 2022-2024 (IGS RingCalVal)[Data set]. Leibniz University Hannover
    DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16816983
  • Sedmik R. I. P., Abele H., Bosine J., Denker H., Jenke T., Micko J., Cranganore S.S., Timmen L., Trauner J. (2022): Weak Equivalence Principle Test with NeutronsDataset: Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL)
    DOI: 10.5291/ILL-DATA.3-14-415
  • Singh V.V., Biskupek L. (2022): Dataset: Earth Rotation Parameters from LLR with NPs for timespan 1970 - 2021Research Data Repository of the Leibniz University of Hannover
    DOI: 10.25835/3h1r07a7
  • Koch I., Duwe M., Flury J., Shabanloui A. (2020): Dataset: LUH-GRACE-FO-2020Data Repository Leibniz University Hannover More info
    DOI: 10.25835/0062546
  • Meyer U., Lasser M., Jaeggi A., Dahle C., Flechtner F., Kvas A., Behzadpour S., Mayer-Gürr T., Lemoine J.-M., Koch I., Flury J., Bourgogne S. (2020): International Combination Service for Time-variable Gravity Fields (COST-G) Monthly GRACE-FO Series. V. 01GFZ Data Services More info
    DOI: 10.5880/ICGEM.COST-G.002
  • Kersten T., Schön S. (2019): Dataset: Urban GNSS campaigns from 2015-2017 in Hamburg Groß-Flottbek from SIMULTAN projectData Repositorium Leibniz University Hannover and Leibniz University IT Service (LUIS)
    DOI: 10.25835/0050677
  • Kersten T., Schön S. (2019): Dataset: Urban GNSS campaigns from 2015-2017 in Bad Frankenhausen (Thuringia) from SIMULTAN projectData Repositorium Leibniz University Hannover and Leibniz University IT Service (LUIS)
    DOI: 10.25835/0084648
  • Koch I., Naeimi M., Flury J., Shabanloui A. (2019): Dataset: LUH-GRACE2018Data Repository Leibniz University Hannover More info
    DOI: 10.25835/0022864
  • Kröger J., Breva Y., Kersten T., Schön S. (2019): Robot based phase centre corrections for new GNSS signalsData Repository Leibniz University Hannover and Leibniz University IT Service (LUIS)
    DOI: 10.25835/0075279
  • Kersten T., Paffenholz J.-A. (2018): Dataset: GNSS mass market and geodetic receiver benchmark studyData Repository Leibniz University Hannover and Leibniz University IT Service (LUIS)
    DOI: 10.25835/0034324
  • Kersten T., Schön S. (2018): Dataset: GPS code phase variations (CPV) for GNSS receiver antennasData Repositorium Leibniz University Hannover and Leibniz Uiversity IT Service (LUIS)
    DOI: 10.25835/0012492