Bam, Iran – Earthquake detection with the ASAR instrument of ENVISAT
The 2003 Bam, Iran earthquake was a major earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.6, that caused a huge number of casualties as well as major destructions in Bam and the surrounding Kerman province. Due to continous observation from space it is possible to determine the geophysical processes involved not only by classical seismographs but also by Radar interferometry.
Read MoreAntarctic ice-mass balance
Presentation and introduction to the topic of antarctic ice-mass balances and the improvement of its estimate for the past 5 years.
Read MoreNASA’s Curiosity Touchdown
Finally after 9 month of flighttime, NASA’s mobile laboraty made it to Mars. Carrying the most advanced payload of scientific gear ever used on Mars‘ surface, the Mars rover is ready to investigate whether conditions have been favorable for microbial life and for preserving clues in the rocks about possible past life. The Curiosity Mission is the follow on mission of NASA’s past Mars Mission with twin Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity launched in 2003.
Read MoreSea Level Analysis using ENVISAT
In this project the goal is to retrieve reliable information about the sea level change from 2004 to 2008 using ENVISAT data. Furthermore the main concepts for a software development and implementation shall be simulated. For this purpose a program has to be developed that is capable of converting the ENVISAT raw data into a matlab readable format, applying all necessary corrections given by the data itself and interpolate the data to retrieve an assumption for the past sea level change from 2004 to 2008.
Read MoreSatellite Mission Design
Earth observation satellites have emerged as the preeminent tool for consistent and high-resolution imagery. The eyeON mission is designed to provide rapid on-demand sub three meter resolution imagery as well as generate a database of regions of interest. In the following document, the eyeON team proposes a multi-use satellite observation system capable of servicing many constituents in different areas of study.
Read MoreGRACE: melting land ice
In the context of a presentation for the ESPACE program at TUM, the GRACE mission and its measurement technique, as well as its use for the geoscientific community for melting land ice oberservations is presented and discussed. For this purpose several studies have been analysed and summarized.
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