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Event - Workshop
1st International GOCE User Workshop
The workshop provided a forum for presentations and discussions on the development, use and exploitation of GOCE Level 2 (global and regional) geoid products and Level 3 (science and application) data products.
Event - Workshop
2nd International GOCE User Workshop
This workshop provided a forum for presenting progress on the development of the GOCE mission's payload, ground segment and data products.
Document - Proceedings
2nd-International-GOCE-User-Workshop.pdf
This document describes the proceedings of the 2nd International GOCE User workshop held at the ESA-ESRIN Site, Frascati, Italy, 8-10 March 2004.
Document - Proceedings
3rd International GOCE User Workshop
Proceedings of the Third International GOCE User Workshop held from 6-9- November 2006 in Frascati, Italy
Event - Workshop
3rd International GOCE User Workshop
This workshop focussed on the oceanographic applications, such as absolute dynamic topography, of GOCE data in conjunction with other space-borne data, such as radar altimetry, and in-situ data and models.
Document - Proceedings
4th-International-GOCE-User-Workshop.pdf
Proceedings of the 4th International GOCE User Workshop held on 31 March - 1 April 2011 at the Technische Universitat Munich, Germany
Document - General Reference
A-Jewel-in-ESAs-Crown-GOCE-and-its-Gravity-Measurement-Systems.pdf
This article is extracted from ESA Bulletin Nr. 133
Document - Proceedings
Abstracts-of-2nd-International-GOCE-User-Workshop.pdf
This volume collects the abstracts of the papers presented at the GOCE User Workshop, held on 8-10 March 2004 at ESA ESRIN, Frascati Italy.
Document - Software Verification Plan/Report
An-assessment-of-ERS-SAR-Low-Resolution-Imagery.pdf
The objective of this technical note is to describe and to analyse the various concepts associated with the ERS SAR low resolution imagery. This study is done in order to evaluate a range of products, to consider the trade-offs involved in product specification and to propose some recommendations fro low resolution imagery of quality suitable for a broad range of potential applications.
Document - Software Verification Plan/Report
An-investigation-of-the-error-characteristics-of-the-GOCE-geoid-models.pdf
This report presents an initial investigation into the error characteristics of the GOCE gravity field models as they are realised in the calculated geoid anomalies.
News - Events and Proceedings
Data preservation takes centre stage at Living Planet Symposium
Against the backdrop of the famed Rhine River, world-class scientists and Earth observation data-users are gathered this week in the historical city of Bonn, at the Living Planet Symposium (LPS).
Document - General Reference
Earth-Explorers-Satellites-to-understand-our-changing-Earth.pdf
This eight-page brochure provides an overview of the Earth Explorers currently in orbit and those under development.
Document - General Reference
Earth-Explorers.pdf
This flyer gives a quick overview of the 6 Earth Explorers missions.
News - Maintenance News
ESA Data Dissemination Maintenance - 18 January 2024
A planned software maintenance activity will affect ESA's GOCE data dissemination service on 18 January 2024.
News - Success Stories
ESA's Earth Explorers surpassing expectations
In this video, learn how each Earth Explorer mission is contributing to Earth science, and changing the way we look at our beloved planet.
Document - General Reference
ESAs-Schwerkraft-Mission-GOCE.pdf
This brochure, in German language, gives an introduction to the Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Mission GOCE, an Earth Explorer Core mission due for launch in 2006. GOCE is intended to provide the unique data set required to formulate global and regional models of the Earth's gravity field and the geoid (its reference equipotential surface) to high spatial resolution and accuracy.
Mission - Earth Explorers
GOCE
ESA's Gravity field and Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) mission mapped Earth's geoid very accurately, opening a window into Earth's interior structure as well as the currents circulating within the depths of its oceans.
Document - Product Cal/Val Plan/Report
GOCE Calibration & Validation Plan for L1b Data Products
The purpose of this document is to provide a framework for theactivities planned in connection with the calibration andvalidation of Level 1b data products from the GOCE mission. Itcontains information on the overall context for GOCE-relatedcalibration and validation, together with a summary of each of theplanned activities, including information about their goals,methodology and their outputs, as well as a list of participants.The objective of documenting each specific effort is to identifyeach expected contribution to either calibration or validation ofLevel 1b products, in order to fully appreciate what areas arecovered by existing plans, and whether further attention to detailmay be required.
Data - EO Sign In Authentication (Open)
GOCE Global Gravity Field Models and Grids
This collection contains gravity gradient and gravity anomalies grids at ground level and at satellite height. In addition it contains the GOCE gravity field models (EGM_GOC_2, EGM_GCF_2) and their covariance matrices (EGM_GVC_2): GOCE Gravity solution GRIDS Gridded Gravity gradients and anomalies at ground level: GO_CONS_GRC_SPW_2__20091101T000000_20111231T235959_0001.TGZ GO_CONS_GRC_SPW_2__20091101T055147_20120731T222822_0001.TGZ GO_CONS_GRC_SPW_2__20091101T055226_20131020T033415_0002.TGZ GO_CONS_GRC_SPW_2__20091009T000000_20131021T000000_0201.TGZ. Latest baseline is: GO_CONS_GRC_SPW_2__20091009T000000_20131021T000000_0201.TGZ. Gridded Gravity gradients and anomalies at satellite height: GO_CONS_GRD_SPW_2__20091101T055147_20100630T180254_0001.TGZ GO_CONS_GRD_SPW_2__20091101T055147_20120731T222822_0001.TGZ GO_CONS_GRD_SPW_2__20091101T055226_20131020T033415_0002.TGZ GO_CONS_GRD_SPW_2__20091009T000000_20131021T000000_0201.TGZ. Latest baseline is: GO_CONS_GRD_SPW_2__20091009T000000_20131021T000000_0201.TGZ. As output from the ESA-funded GOCE+ GeoExplore project, GOCE gravity gradients were combined with heterogeneous other satellite gravity information to derive a combined set of gravity gradients complementing (near)-surface data sets spanning all together scales from global down to 5 km. The data is useful for various geophysical applications and demonstrate their utility to complement additional data sources (e.g., magnetic, seismic) to enhance geophysical modelling and exploration. The GOCE+ GeoExplore project is funded by ESA through the Support To Science Element (STSE) and was undertaken as a collaboration of the Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut (DGFI), Munich, DE, the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), Trondheim, Norway, TNO, the Netherlands and the University of West Bohemia, Plzen, CZ. Read more about gravity gradients and how GOCE delivered them in this Nature article: Satellite gravity gradient grids for geophysics. View images of the GOCE original gravity gradients and gradients with topographic reduction grids. Available data GRIDS File Type Gridded data: full Gravity Gradients, at 225 km and 255 km with and without topographic correction GGG_225 Computed from GOCE/GRACE gradients lower orbit phase February 2010 - October 2013 GGG_255 Computed from GOCE/GRACE gradients nominal orbit phase February 2010 - October 2013 TGG_225 Gravity gradient grids from topography at fixed height of 225/255 km above ellipsoid given in LNOF (Local North Oriented Frame) TGG_225 Gravity gradient grids from topography at fixed height of 225/255 km above ellipsoid given in LNOF (Local North Oriented Frame) MAPS File Type Maps of Gravity Gradients with and without topographic corrections Vij_225km_Patch_n.jpg Maps of grids from lower orbit phase with and without topographic correction from ETOPO1 Along-orbit File Type Full Gravity Gradients, along-orbit, in GRF and TRF reference frames. A detailed description is provided in the data set user manual GGC_GRF Combined gradients from GRACE (long wavelengths) & GOCE (measurement band) in the GRF (Gradiometer Reference Frame) GGC_TRF Combined gradients from GRACE (long wavelengths) & GOCE (measurement band) rotated from GRF to TRF (Terrestrial Reference Frame: North, West, Up) Direct solution First Generation Product: GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091101T000000_20100110T235959_0002.TGZ Variance/Covariance matrix: GO_CONS_EGM_GVC_2__20091101T000000_20100110T235959_0002.TGZ Second Generation Product: GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091101T000000_20100630T235959_0002.TGZ Variance/Covariance matrix: GO_CONS_EGM_GVC_2__20091101T000000_20100630T235959_0001.TGZ Third Generation Product: GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091101T000000_20110419T235959_0001.TGZ Variance/Covariance matrix: GO_CONS_EGM_GVC_2__20091101T000000_20110419T235959_0001.TGZ Coefficients (ICGEM format): GO_CONS_EGM_GCF_2__20091101T000000_20110419T235959_0001.IDF Fourth Generation Product: GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091101T000000_20120801T060000_0001.TGZ Variance/Covariance matrix: GO_CONS_EGM_GVC_2__20091101T000000_20120801T060000_0002.TGZ Fifth Generation Product: GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091101T000000_20131020T235959_0002.TG Variance/Covariance matrix: GO_CONS_EGM_GVC_2__20091101T000000_20131020T235959_0001.TGZ Coefficients (ICGEM format): GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091101T000000_20131020T235959_0001.IDF Sixth Generation Product: GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091009T000000_20131020T235959_0201.TGZ Variance/Covariance matrix: GO_CONS_EGM_GVC_2__20091009T000000_20131020T235959_0201.TGZ Coefficients (ICGEM format): GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091009T000000_20131020T235959_0201.IDF Release 6 gravity model validation report. Time-Wise solution First Generation Product: GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091101T000000_20100111T000000_0002.TGZ Variance/Covariance matrix: GO_CONS_EGM_GVC_2__20091101T000000_20100111T000000_0002.TGZ Second Generation Product: GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091101T000000_20100705T235500_0002.TGZ Variance/Covariance matrix: GO_CONS_EGM_GVC_2__20091101T000000_20100705T235500_0001.TGZ Third Generation Product: GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091101T000000_20110430T235959_0001.TGZ Variance/Covariance matrix: GO_CONS_EGM_GVC_2__20091101T000000_20110430T235959_0001.TGZ Coefficients (ICGEM format): GO_CONS_EGM_GCF_2__20091101T000000_20110430T235959_0001.IDF Fourth Generation Product: GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091101T000000_20120618T235959_0002.TGZ Variance/Covariance matrix: GO_CONS_EGM_GVC_2__20091101T000000_20120618T235959_0001.TGZ Fifth Generation Product: GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091101T000000_20131021T000000_0002.TGZ Variance/Covariance matrix: GO_CONS_EGM_GVC_2__20091101T000000_20131021T000000_0001.TGZ Coefficients (ICGEM format): GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091101T000000_20131021T000000_0001.IDF Sixth Generation Product: GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091009T000000_20131021T000000_0201.TGZ Variance/Covariance matrix: GO_CONS_EGM_GVC_2__20091009T000000_20131021T000000_0202.TGZ Coefficients (ICGEM format): GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091009T000000_20131021T000000_0201.IDF Combined gravity field GOCE model plus Antarctic and Arctic data (ICGEM format): GO_CONS_EGM_GOC_2__20091009T000000_20160119T235959_0201.IDF Download release 6 gravity model validation report.
Document - Product Document
GOCE impact of re-processed Level 1b data on gravity field products
This technical note summarizes the status of the GOCE Level 2 products obtained at the end of the nominal operational phase of GOCE.