Applications of Satellite Geodesy in Monitoring Change of Terrestrial Water Storage, Ice Sheet Mass Balance and Sea Level

Dear Colleagues,

In a changing climate, terrestrial water redistribution, glacier and permafrost degradation, and rising sea levels are major challenges to global sustainable development. Satellite geodetic techniques provide accurate measurements of the solid Earth, its surficial fluids, and their changes over time with unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution and coverage. They are emerging tools for continuously monitoring changes in terrestrial water storage, ice mass or volume, sea level, etc. Geodetic techniques such as GNSS, gravimetry, altimetry, InSAR, and GNSS interferometric reflectometry (GNSS-IR) have exhibited great potential in monitoring changes in terrestrial water storage, soil moisture storage, groundwater level, surficial water level, permafrost, and glacier and ice sheet mass and volume. This progress has greatly strengthened our ability to observe and understand the complex ongoing changes in the Earth system.

This Special Issue incorporates satellite geodetic applications to hydrology, glaciology, solid Earth deformation, oceanography, and atmosphere. We invite papers that creatively use satellite geodetic techniques to monitor and understand regional or global hydrological processes, glacial and permafrost changes, and sea level changes in response to climate change. We also invite papers introducing influential scientific missions for future satellite-based Earth observation systems.

Prof. Dr. Karem Chokmani
Dr. Bao Zhang
Prof. Dr. Qiujie Chen
Prof. Dr. Liming Jiang
Guest Editors

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