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Tran, N.B. (author), Van Der Kwast, Johannes (author), Mul, Marloes (author), Seyoum, S.D. (author), Uijlenhoet, R. (author), Jewitt, G.P.W. (author)Evapotranspiration (ET), a key variable in both water and energy cycles. It is very challenging to measure or estimate in large regions. Among many approaches to estimate ET indirectly (e.g. through hydrological modelling), models that are based on satellite remote sensing data (RS) are increasingly being used. However, the RS-based models...conference paper 2022
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Gu, Yi (author), Han, Chao (author), Chen, Yuhan (author), Liu, Shenggang (author), Wang, X. (author)The last decades have witnessed a rapid increase of Earth observation satellites (EOSs), leading to the increasing complexity of EOSs scheduling. On account of the widespread applications of large region observation, this article aims to address the EOSs observation scheduling problem for large region targets. A rapid coverage calculation...journal article 2022
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Naeije, M.C. (author), Simons, W.J.F. (author), Pradit, Siriporn (author), Niemnil, Sommart (author), Thongtham, Nalinee (author), Bin Mustafar, M.A. (author), Noppradit, Prakrit (author)Temporal changes in vertical land motion (VLM) in and around Phuket Island in southern Thailand following the great 2004 Sumatra–Andaman megathrust earthquake have impacted the relative sea-level change estimates based on tide-gauge (TG) records. To better monitor the VLM, two new continuous global navigation satellite system (GNSS) stations...journal article 2022
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Oberg, N.O. (author), Kamp, I. (author), Cazaux, S.M. (author), Woitke, P. (author), Thi, W. F. (author)Context. The large icy moons of Jupiter formed in a circumplanetary disk (CPD). CPDs are fed by vertically infalling circumstellar gas and dust which may be shock-heated upon accretion. Accreted material is then either incorporated into moons, falls into the planet, or is lost beyond the disk edge on relatively short timescales. If ices are...journal article 2022
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Bouwmeester, J. (author)This thesis provides an innovative architecture for CubeSats and PocketQubes to improve their performance and reliability. CubeSats and PocketQubes are standard satellite form factors composed of one or more cubic units of 10 cm and 5 cm respectively. It is found that the current modular subsystem approach and the electrical interfaces are not...doctoral thesis 2021
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Leverone, F.K. (author)Exploring and utilising space to benefit humankind is undeniably a costly venture where the higher the mass of the satellite, the higher the cost to launch. However, the rewards of space-related achievements are indisputable. These achievements range from increasing our understanding of the universe using satellites, such as the Hubble Space...doctoral thesis 2021
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Wang, Z. (author)This dissertation's ultimate goal is to provide solutions to two problems that the promising data assimilation method, called the Particle Filter, has when applied to high dimensional non-linear models, such as those often used in hydrological research and forecasting. Two local particle filters have been proposed to overcome three major issues....doctoral thesis 2021
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Donlon, Craig J. (author), Cullen, Robert (author), Giulicchi, Luisella (author), Vuilleumier, Pierrik (author), Francis, C. Richard (author), Kuschnerus, M. (author), Simpson, William (author), Bouridah, Abderrazak (author), Caleno, Mauro (author)Given the considerable range of applications within the European Union Copernicus system, sustained satellite altimetry missions are required to address operational, science and societal needs. This article describes the Copernicus Sentinel-6 mission that is designed to provide precision sea level, sea surface height, significant wave height,...journal article 2021
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Hulsman, P. (author)Throughout the world, many people have been affected by water related issues in the past, some more extreme than others. In this context, hydrological models have often been used to gain more insight into the situation and to limit negative impacts as much as possible. There are many different types of hydrological models with each their...doctoral thesis 2021
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Carvajal Godínez, J. (author)Since the launch of the first artificial satellite in October 1957, both satellite computers and their onboard software have changed significantly to integrate more functionalities and making mission operations more reliable. As a result, satellites have become more sophisticated and mission designers have moved functionality from the ground...doctoral thesis 2021
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Gas-surface interactions modelling influence on satellite aerodynamics and thermosphere mass densityMarch, G. (author), van den IJssel, J.A.A. (author), Siemes, C. (author), Visser, P.N.A.M. (author), Doornbos, Eelco N. (author), Pilinski, Marcin (author)The satellite acceleration data from the CHAMP, GRACE, GOCE, and Swarm missions provide detailed information on the thermosphere density over the last two decades. Recent work on reducing errors in modelling the spacecraft geometry has greatly reduced scale differences between the thermosphere data sets from these missions. However, residual...journal article 2021
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Baladi, Elham (author), Xu, M. (author), Faria, Nicolas (author), Nicholls, Jeff (author), Hum, Sean V. (author)This work presents the design and experimental validation of a dual-band fully reconfigurable circularly polarized (CP) reflectarray (RA) antenna for satellite communication applications in the Ku-band. The proposed structure operates with the downlink and uplink beams at frequency bands of [10.8-11.8] and [14-15.4] GHz, respectively....journal article 2021
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Nosseir, Ahmed E.S. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Pasini, Angelo (author)Current research trends have advanced the use of “green propellants” on a wide scale for spacecraft in various space missions; mainly for environmental sustainability and safety concerns. Small satellites, particularly micro and nanosatellites, evolved from passive planetary-orbiting to being able to perform active orbital operations that may...journal article 2021
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Massotti, Luca (author), Siemes, C. (author), March, G. (author), Haagmans, Roger (author), Silvestrin, Pierluigi (author)ESA’s Next Generation Gravity Mission (NGGM) is a candidate Mission of Opportunity for ESA–NASA cooperation in the frame of the Mass Change and Geosciences International Constellation (MAGIC). The mission aims at enabling long-term monitoring of the temporal variations of Earth’s gravity field at relatively high temporal (down to 3 days) and...journal article 2021
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Ran, Jiangjun (author), Ditmar, P.G. (author), Liu, Lin (author), Xiao, Yun (author), Klees, R. (author), Tang, Xueyuan (author)Mascon products derived from Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellite gravimetry data are widely used to study the Greenland ice sheet mass balance. However, the products released by different research groups—JPL, CSR, and GSFC—show noticeable discrepancies. To understand them, we compare those mascon products with mascon solutions...journal article 2021
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Simon, K.M. (author), Riva, R.E.M. (author), Vermeersen, L.L.A. (author)In this study, we focus on improved constraint of the glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) signal at present-day, and its role as a contributor to present-day sea level budgets. The main study area extends from the coastal regions of northwestern Europe to northern Europe. Both Holocene relative sea level (RSL) data as well as vertical land...journal article 2021
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Nevinskaia, A.S. (author), Bentum, Mark J. (author), Engelen, S. (author), Monna, Bert (author), Naeije, M.C. (author)Observing the universe in the Ultra-Long Wavelength (ULW) regime has been called the ‘last frontier in astronomy’—real imaging capabilities here are yet to be achieved. Obtaining an image of the sky in this frequency band can be done by employing a swarm of satellites that together act as an interferometer and collect the required imaging...journal article 2021
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Psychas, D.V. (author), Teunissen, P.J.G. (author), Verhagen, S. (author)The single-receiver integer ambiguity resolution-enabled variant of precise point positioning (PPP), namely PPP-RTK, has proven to be crucial in reducing the long convergence time of PPP solutions through the recovery of the integerness of the user-ambiguities. The proliferation of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) supports various...journal article 2021
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Zhang, Fan (author), Zhou, He (author), Huang, Panfeng (author), Guo, J. (author)The tethered formation system has been widely studied due to its extensive use in aerospace engineering, such as Earth observation, orbital location, and deep space exploration. The deployment of such a multitethered system is a problem because of the oscillations and complex formation maintenance caused by the space tether's elasticity and...journal article 2021
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Fayolle-Chambe, M.S. (author), Dirkx, D. (author), Visser, P.N.A.M. (author), Lainey, V. (author)Context. The apparent close encounters of two satellites in the plane of the sky, called mutual approximations, have been suggested as a different type of astrometric observation to refine the moons' ephemerides. The main observables are then the central instants of the close encounters, which have the advantage of being free of any scaling...journal article 2021