2015 - 2011
Al-Zyoud, S., Rühaak, W., Forootan, F., Sass, I. (2015) Over exploitation of groundwater in the centre of Amman Zarqa Basin-Jordan: evaluation of well data and GRACE satellite observations. Resources 4, pp. 819-830. doi.10.3390/resources4040819.
Awange, J., Ferreira, V.G., Forootan, E., Khandu, K., Andam-Akorful, S.A., Agutu, N.O., He, X.F. (2015) Uncertainties in remotely-sensed precipitation data over Africa. International Journal of Climatology, 36, pp. 303-323. doi.10.1002/joc.4346.
Börger, K., Schmidt, M. (2015): Monitoring Space Weather at GSSAC. In: Sgobba, T., Rongier, I. (eds). Space Safety is No Accident: The 7th IAASS Conference. Springer, Cham, pp. 365-369, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15982-9_43.
Bogena, H., Huisman, J., Güntner, A., Hübner, C., Kusche, J., Jonard, F., Vey, S., Vereecken, H. (2015) Emerging methods for noninvasive sensing of soil moisture dynamics from field to catchment scale: a review. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2(6), pp. 635–647, doi:
Brunnabend, S.-E., Schröter, J., Rietbroek, R., Kusche, J., (2015) Regional sea level change in response to ice mass loss in Greenland, the West Antarctic and Alaska. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 120(11), pp. 7316–7328, doi:.
Cudennec, C., Eicker, A., Pilon, P., Stoffel, M., Viglione, A., Xu, Z. (2015) Preface: Extreme Hydrological Events. Proc. IAHS, pp. 369, 1-2.
Dobslaw, H., Bergmann–Wolf, I., Dill, R., Forootan, E., Klemann, V., Kusche, J., Sasgen, I. (2015) The Updated ESA Earth System Model for Future Gravity Mission Simulation Studies. Journal of Geodesy, 89(5), pp. 505–513, doi:10.1007/s00190-014-0787-8.
Elsaka, B., Ilk, K.-H., Alothman, A. (2015) Mitigation of Oceanic Tidal Aliasing Errors in Space and Time Simultaneously Using Different Repeat Sub-Satellite Tracks from Pendulum-Type Gravimetric Mission Candidate. Acta Geophysica, 63(1), pp. 301–318, doi.org/10.2478/s11600-014-0251-4.
Famiglietti, J.S., Cazenave, A. Eicker, A., Reager, J.T., Rodell, M., Velicogn, I. (2015) Satellites provide the big picture. Science 349 (6249), pp. 684-685, doi.10.1126/science.aac9238.
Fenoglio-Marc, L., Scharroo, R., Annunziato, A., Mendoza, L., Lillibridge, J., Becker, M. (2015) Cyclone Xaver seen by geodetic observations. Geophysical Research Letters, 42(22), pp. 9925–9932, doi..
Fenoglio-Marc, L., Dinardo, S., Scharroo, R., Roland, A., Dutour, M., Lucas, B., Becker, M., Benveniste, J. (2015) The German Bight: a validation of CryoSat-2 altimeter data in SAR mode. Advances in Space Research, 55(11), pp. 2641–2656, doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2015.02.014.
Khaki, M., Forootan, E., Sharifi, M.A., Awange, J., Kuhn, M. (2015) Improved gravity anomaly fields from retracked multi-mission satellite radar altimetry observations over the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea. Geophysical Journal International, 202(3), pp. 1522–1534, doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggv240.
Khandu, K., Awange, J., Forootan, E. (2015) An evaluation of high-resolution gridded precipitation products over Bhutan (1998-2012). International Journal of Climatology, 36, pp. 1067-1087. doi.10.1002/joc.4402.
Pail, R., Bingham, R., Braitenberg, C., Dobslaw, H., Eicker, A., Güntner, A., Horwath, M., Ivins, E., Longuevergne, L., Panet, I. & Wouters, B. (2015) Science and User Needs for Observing Global Mass Transport to Understand Global Change and to Benefit Society. Surveys in Geophysics, 36(6), pp. 743-772, doi.org/10.1007/s10712-015-9348-9.
Passaro, M., Fenoglio-Marc, L., Cipollini, P. (2015) Validation of significant wave height for improved satellite altimetry in the German Bight. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 54(4), pp. 2146–2156, doi.10.1109/TGRS.2014.2356331.
Roscher, R., Uebbing, B., Kusche, J. (2015) Spatio-temporal altimeter waveform retracking via sparse representation and conditional random fields. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)., July, 2015., pp. 1234-1237, doi.10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7325996.
Uebbing, B., Kusche, J., Forootan, E. (2015) Waveform retracking for improving level estimations from Topex/Poseidon, Jason-1 and -2 altimetry observations over African lakes. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 53(4), pp. 2211–2224, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2014.2357893.
Andam-Akorful, S., Ferreira, V., Awange, J., Forootan, E., He, X. (2014) Multi-model and Multi-sensor Estimation of Evapotranspiration over the Volta Basin, West Africa. International Journal of Climatology, 35(10), pp.3132–3145, doi.10.1002/joc.4198.
Artz, T., Springer, A., Nothnagel, A. (2014) A complete VLBI delay model for deforming radio telescopes: the Effelsberg case. Journal of Geodesy, Volume 88 (12), pp. 1145 - 1161, doi.org/10.1007/s00190-014-0749-1.
Awange, J., Forootan, E., Kuhn, M., Kusche, J., Heck, B. (2014) Water storage changes and climate variability within the Nile Basin between 2002–2011. Advances in Water Resources, 73, pp. 1–15, doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2014.06.010.
Awange, J., Mekonnen, G., Forootan, E., Wakbulcho, G., Anyah, R., Ferreira, V., Alemayehu, T. (2014) Characterization of Ethiopian Mega Hydrogeological Regimes Using Remote Sensing Datasets and Models. Advances in Water Resources, 74, pp. 64 - 78, doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2014.07.012.
Boergens, E., Rangelova, E., Sideris, M. G., Kusche, J. (2014) Assessment of the Capabilities of the Temporal and Spatiotemporal ICA Method for Geophysical Signal Separation in GRACE Data. Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 119(5), pp. 4429 - 4447, doi.
Börger, K., Schmidt, M. (2014) Monitoring Space Weather at GSSAC. In: Sgobba T., Rongier I. (eds) Space Safety is No Accident. Springer, pp. 365-369, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15982-9_43.
Döll, P., Fritsche, M., Eicker, A., Mueller-Schmied, H. (2014) Seasonal Water Storage Variations as Impacted by Water Abstractions: Comparing the Output of a Global Hydrologial Model with GRACE and GPS Oservations. Surveys in Geophysics, Volume 35, Issue 6, pp. 1311 - 1331, doi.org/10.1007/s10712-014-9282-2.
Döll, P., Mueller-Schmied, H., Schuh, C., Portmann, F. T., Eicker, A. (2014) Global-Scale Assessment of Groundwater Depletion and Related Groundwater Abstractions: Combining Hydrological Modeling with Information from well Observations and GRACE Satellites. Water Resources Research, 50 (7), pp. 5698 - 5720, doi.
Eicker, A., Kurtenbach, E., Kusche, J., Shabanloui, A. (2014) Comparison of Daily GRACE Solutions to GPS Station Height Movements. In: Flechtner, F., Sneeuw, Nico, Schuh, Wolf-Dieter (Hg.): Observation of the System Earth from Space - CHAMP, GRACE, GOCE and future missions. pp. 47–52, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32135-1_6.
Eicker, A., Schall, J., Kusche, J. (2014) Regional gravity modelling from spaceborne data: case studies with GOCE. Geophys. J. Int., 196(3). pp. 1431–1440, doi:10.1093/gji/ggt485.
Eicker, A., Schumacher, M., Kusche, J., Döll, P., Müller Schmied, H. (2014) Calibration/Data Assimilation Approach for Integrating GRACE Data into the WaterGAP Global Hydrology Model (WGHM) Using an Ensemble Kalman Filter: First Results, Surveys in Geophysics, 35(6), pp. 1285–1309, doi:10.1007/s10712-014-9309-8.
Elsaka, B. (2014) Sub-monthly Gravity Field Recovery from Simulated Multi-GRACE Mission Type. Acta Geophysica, 62(1), pp. 241–258, doi.org/10.2478/s11600-013-0170-9.
Elsaka, B., Forootan, E., Alothman, A. (2014) Improving the recovery of monthly regional water storage using one year simulated observations of two pairs of GRACE-type satellite gravimetry constellation. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 109, pp. 195–209, doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2014.07.026.
Elsaka, B., Raimondo, J.-C., Brieden, Ph., Reubelt, T., Kusche, J., Flechtner, F., Iran-Pour, S., Sneeuw, N., Müller, J. (2014) Comparing seven candidate mission configurations for temporal gravity field retrieval through full-scale numerical simulation. Journal of Geodesy, 88(1), pp. 31–43, doi.org/10.1007/s00190-013-0665-9.
Forootan, E., Didova, O., Schumacher, M., Kusche, J., Elsaka, B. (2014) Comparisons of atmospheric mass variations derived from ECMWF reanalysis and operational fields, over 2003 to 2011. Journal of Geodesy, 88(5), pp. 503–514, doi.org/10.1007/s00190-014-0696-x.
Forootan, E., Kusche, J., Loth, I., Schuh, W.-D., Eicker, A., Awange, J., Longuevergne, L., Diekkrueger, B., Schmidt, M. and Shum, C.K. (2014) Multivariate prediction of total water storage anomalies over West Africa from multi-satellite data. Surveys in Geophysics, 35(4), pp. 913–940, doi:10.1007/s10712-014-9292-0.
Forootan, E., Rietbroek, R., Kusche, J., Sharifi, M.A, Awange, J., Schmidt, M., Omondi, Ph., Famiglietti, J. (2014) Separation of large scale water storage patterns over Iran using GRACE, altimetry and hydrological data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 140, pp. 580–595, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2013.09.025.
Khaki, A., Forootan, E., Sharifi, M. A. (2014) Waveform Retracking over the Caspian Sea. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 35, pp. 6329 - 6356, doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2014.951741.
Kusche, J., Klemann, V., Sneeuw, N. (2014) Mass Distribution and Mass Transport in the Earth System: Recent Scientific Progress Due to Interdisciplinary Research. Surveys in Geophysics, 35(6), pp. 1243 - 1249, doi.org/10.1007/s10712-014-9308-9.
Omondi, P., Awange, J., Forootan, E., et al. (2014) Changes in Temperature and Precipitation Extremes Over the Greater Horn of Africa Region from 1961 to 2010. International Journal of Climatology, 34(4), pp. 1262–127, doi.
Reudink, R., Klees, R., Francis, O., Kusche, J., Schlesinger, R., Shabanloui, A., Sneeuw, N., Timmen, L. (2014) High Tilt Susceptibility of the Scintrex CG-5 Relative Gravimeters. Journal of Geodesy, 88(6), pp. 617 - 622, doi.org/10.1007/s00190-014-0705-0.
Rietbroek, R., Fritsche, M., Dahle, C., Brunnabend, S.-E., Behnisch, M, Kusche, J., Flechtner, F., Schroeter, J., Dietrich, R. (2014) Can GPS-Derived Surface Loading Bridge a GRACE Mission Gap?. Surveys in Geophysics, 35(6), pp. 1267 - 1283, doi.org/10.1007/s10712-013-9276-5.
Schall, J., Eicker, A., Kusche, J. (2014) The ITG-Goce02 gravity field model from GOCE orbit and gradiometer data based on the short arc approach. Journal of Geodesy, 88(4), pp. 403–409, doi:org/10.1007/s00190-014-0691-2.
Schrama, E., Wouters, B., Rietbroek, R. (2014), A Mascon Approach to Assess Ice Sheet and Glacier Mass Balances and Their Uncertainties from Grace Data. Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 119(7), pp. 6048–6066 doi.10.1002/2013JB010923.
Shabanloui, A., Schall, J., Eicker, A., Kusche, J. (2014) Global Gravity Field Models from Different GOCE Orbit Products In: Flechtner, F., Sneeuw, Nico, Schuh, Wolf-Dieter (Hg.): Observation of the System Earth from Space - CHAMP, GRACE, GOCE and future missions. pp. 103–108, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32135-1_13.
Springer, A., Kusche, J., Hartung, K., Ohlwein, C., Longuevergne, L. (2014) New Estimates of Variations in Water Flux and Storage over Europe Based on Regional (Re)Analyses and Multisensor Observations. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 15(6), pp. 2397–2417, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-14-0050.1.
Awange, J., Aynah, R., Agola, N., Forootan, E., Omondi, P. (2013) Potential impacts of climate and environmental change on the stored water of Lake Victoria Basin and economic implications. Water Resources Research, 49, pp. 8160–8173, doi:10.1002/2013WR014350.
Awange, J., Forootan, E, Kusche, J., Kiema, J.B.K, Omondi, P.A., Heck, B., Fleming, K, Ohanya, S.O., Goncalves, R.M. (2013) Understanding the decline of water storage across the Ramser-Lake Naivasha using satellite-based methods, Advances in Water Resources, 60, pp. 7–23, doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2013.07.002.
Eicker, A., Schall, J., Kusche, J. (2013) Regional gravity modelling from spaceborne data: case studies with GOCE. Geophys. J. Int., 196(3). pp. 1431–1440, doi:10.1093/gji/ggt485.
Forootan, E., Didova, O., Kusche, J., Löcher, A. (2013) Comparisons of Atmospheric Data and Reduction Methods for the Analysis of Satellite Gravimetry Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 118(5), pp. 2382–2396, doi:
Forootan, E., Kusche, J. (2013) Separation of deterministic signals, using independent component analysis (ICA), Studia Geophysica et Geodetica, 57(1), pp. 17–26, doi.org/10.1007/s11200-012-0718-1.
Forootan, E., Rietbroek, R., Kusche, J., Sharifi, M., Awange, J., Schmidt, M., Omondi, P., Famiglietti, J.S. (2013) Separation of large scale water storage patterns over Iran using GRACE, altimetry and hydrological data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 140, pp. 580-595, doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2013.09.025.
Jensen, L., Rietbroek, R., Kusche, J. (2013) Land water contribution to sea level from GRACE and Jason-1 measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 118(1), pp 212–226, doi:.
Kusche, J., Bosch, W., Becker, M. (2013) Vermessung des globalen Wandels aus dem Weltraum: Meeresspiegel und Klima. Zeitschrift für Vermessungswesen, zfV 1/2013, http://geodaesie.info/zfv/heftbeitrag/1110.
Omondi, P., Awange, J., Ogallo, L.A., Ininda, J., Forootan, E. (2013) The influence of low frequency sea surface temperature modes on delineated decadal rainfall zones in Eastern Africa region. Advances in Water Resources, 54, pp. 161 - 180, doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2013.01.001.
Schnitzer, S., Seitz, F., Eicker, A., Güntner, A., Wattenbach, M., Menzel, A. (2013) Estimation of soil loss by water erosion in the Chinese Loess Plateau using Universal Soil Loss Equatior and GRACE. Geophysical Journal International, 193(3), pp. 1283–1290, doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggt023.
Sharifi, M.A., Forootan, E., Nikkhoo, M., Awange, J., Najafi-Alamdari, M. (2013) A point-wise least squares spectral analysis (LSSA) of the Caspian Sea level fluctuations, using Topex/ Poseidon and Jason-1 observations. Advances in Space Research, 51 (5), pp. 858-873, doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2012.10.001.
aus der Beek, T., Menzel, L., Rietbroek, R., Fenoglio-Marc, L., Grayek, S., Becker, M., Kusche, J., Stanev, E. (2012) Modeling the water resources of the Black and Mediterranean Sea river basins and their impact on regional mass changes. Journal of Geodynamics, 59–60, pp. 157–167, doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2011.11.011.
Brunnabend, S.-E., Schröter, J., Timmermann, R., Rietbroek, R., Kusche, J. (2012) Modeled steric and mass-driven sea level change caused by Greenland Ice Sheet melting. Journal of Geodynamics, 59–60, pp. 219-225, doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2011.06.001.
Döll, P., Hoffmann-Dobrev, H., Portmann, F. T., Siebert, S., Eicker, A., Rodell, M., Strassberg, G., Scanlon, B.R. (2012) Impact of water withdrawals from groundwater and surface water on continental water storage variations. Journal of Geodynamics, Volumes 59-60: 143-156, doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2011.05.001.
Eicker, A., Mayer-Gürr, T., Kurtenbach, T. (2012) Challenges in Deriving Trends from GRACE. In. Proc. Geodesy for Planet Earth, International Association of Geodesy Symposia 136, doi.0.1007/978-3-642-20338-1_19.
Elsaka, B., Kusche, J., Ilk, K.-H. (2012) Recovery of the Earth's gravity field from formation-flying satellites: temporal aliasing issues. Advances in Space Research, 50(11), pp. 1534–1552, doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2012.07.016.
Fenoglio-Marc, L., Rietbroek, R., Grayek, S., Becker, M., Kusche, J., Stanev, E. (2012) Water mass variation in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Journal of Geodynamics, 59-60, pp. 168–162, doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2012.04.001.
Forootan, E., Awange, J., Kusche, J., Heck, B., Eicker, A. (2012) Independent patterns of water mass anomalies over Australia from satellite data and models. Remote Sensing of Environment, 124, S. 427–443, doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2012.05.023.
Forootan, E., Kusche, J. (2012) Separation of global time-variable gravity signals into maximally independent components. Journal of Geodesy, 86(7), pp. 477–497, doi.org/10.1007/s00190-011-0532-5.
Jokat, W., Kollofrath, J., Geissler, W. H., Jensen, L. (2012) Crustal thickness and earthquake distribution south of the Logachev Seamount, Knipovich Ridge. Geophysical Research Letters, 39 (L08302), doi.10.1029/2012GL05119.
Kurtenbach, E., Eicker, A., Mayer-Gürr, T., Holschneider, M., Hayn, M., Fuhrmann, M., Kusche, J. (2012) Improved daily gravity field solutions using a Kalman smoother. Journal of Geodynamics, 59-60, pp. 39-48, doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2012.02.006.
Mayer-Gürr, T., Savcenko, R., Bosch, W., Daras, I., Flechtner, F., Dahle, Ch. (2012) Ocean tides from satellite altimetry and GRACE. Journal of Geodynamics, 59–60, pp. 28-38, doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2011.10.009.
Omondi, P., Awange, J., Ogallo, L.A., Okoola, R.A. and Forootan, E. (2012) Decadal rainfall variability modes in observed rainfall records over East Africa and their relations to historical sea surface temperature changes. Journal of Hydrology, 464-46, pp. 140-156, doi.10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.07.003.
Rietbroek, R., Brunnabend, S.-E., Kusche, J., Schröter, J. (2012) Resolving sea level contributions by identifying fingerprints in time-variable gravity and altimetry. Journal of Geodynamics, 59-60, pp. 72–81, doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2011.06.007.
Rietbroek, R., Fritsche, M., Brunnabend, S,-E., Daras, I., Kusche, J., Schröter, J., Flechtner, F., Dietrich, R. (2012) Global surface mass from a new combination of GRACE, modelled OBP and reprocessed GPS data. Journal of Geodynamics, 59-60, pp. 64–71, doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2011.02.003.
Brunnabend, S.-E., Rietbroek, R., Timmermann, R., Schröter, J., Kusche, J. (2011) Improving mass redistribution estimates by modeling ocean bottom pressure uncertainties. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 116(C8). doi:
Forootan, E., Kusche, J. (2011) Separation of global time-variable gravity signals into maximally independent components. Journal of Geodesy, 86(7), pp. 477-497, doi.10.1007/s00190-011-0532-5.
Schall, J., Mayer-Gürr, T., Eicker, A., Kusche, J. (2011) A global gravitational field model from GOCE gradiometer observations. Proceedings of the ESA 4th International GOCE User Workshop, ESA Publications SP-696 (on CD-ROM).
Tesmer, V., Steigenberger, P., van Dam T., Mayer-Gürr, T. (2011) Vertical deformations from homogeneously processed GRACE and global GPS long-term serie. Journal of Geodesy, 85(5), pp. 291-310, doi.org/10.1007/s00190-010-0437-8.
van der Wal, W., Kurtenbach, E., Kusche, J., Vermeersen, B. (2011) Radial and tangential gravity rates from GRACE in areas of glacial isostatic adjustment. In: Geophys. J. Int., 187(2), p. 797–812, doi:
