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Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Gravity Field Modelling and Height Systems -- Orbit Optimization for Future Satellite Gravity Field Missions: Influence of the Time Variable Gravity Field Models in a Genetic Algorithm Approach. Comparison of Criteria for the Identification of Correlated Orders in GRACE Spherical Harmonic Coefficients -- Second- and Third-Order Derivatives of the Somigliana-Pizzetti Reference Gravity Field -- On the Advantage of Normal Heights -- Green’s Function Method Extended by Successive Approximations and Applied to Earth’s Gravity Field Recovery -- On Combining the Directional Solutions of the Gravitational Curvature Boundary-Value Problem -- Part II: Theory of Modern Geodetic Reference Frames -- Review of Reference Frame Representations for a Deformable Earth -- Impacts of the LARES and LARES-2 Satellite Missions on the SLR Terrestrial Reference Frame -- Permanent GNSS Network Optimization Considering Tectonic Motions -- Part III: Estimation Theory and Inverse Problems in Geodesy -- Adjustment of Gauss-Helmert Models with Autoregressive and Student Errors -- How Abnormal Are the PDFs of the DIA Method: A Quality Description in the Context of GNSS -- Controlling the BiasWithin Free Geodetic Networks -- Regularized Solutions of the Two Layers Inverse Gravimetric Problem in the Space of Bounded Variation Functions -- Converted Total Least Squares Method and Gauss-Helmert Model with Applications to Coordinate Transformations -- A Bayesian Nonlinear Regression Model Based on t-Distributed Errors -- The GNSS for Meteorology (G4M) Procedure and Its Application to Four Significant Weather Events -- Part IV: Advanced Numerical Methods in Geodesy -- Modeling the Gravitational Field by Using CFD Techniques -- Surface Loading of a Self-Gravitating, Laterally Heterogeneous Elastic Sphere: Preliminary Result for the 2D Case -- Using Structural Risk Minimization to Determine the Optimal Complexity of B-Spline Surfaces for Modelling Correlated Point Cloud Data -- On the Numerical Implementation of a Perturbation Method for Satellite Gravity Mapping -- Part V: Geodetic Data Analysis -- Non-Recursive Representation of an Autoregressive Process Within the Magic Square -- A Bootstrap Approach to Testing for Time-Variability of AR Process Coefficients in Regression Time Series with t-Distributed White Noise Components -- Identification of Suspicious Data for Robust Estimation of Stochastic Processes -- Quality and Distribution of Terrestrial Gravity Data for Precise Regional Geoid Modeling: A Generalized Setup -- Part VI: Interactions of Geodesy and Mathematics -- Geodesy and Mathematics: Interactions, Acquisitions, and Open Problems.

Description / Table of Contents: Part I Lincei session -- Opening remarks for the 2013 Hotine-Marussi symposium -- Fernado Sansò laudation -- Global Reference Systems: Theory and open questions -- Part II Geodetic data analysis -- Noise analysis of continuous GPS time series of selected EPN stations to investigate variations in stability of monument types -- Improvement of Least-Squares Collocation error estimates using local GOCE Tzz signal standard deviations -- Multivariate Integer Cycle-Slip Resolution: A Single-Channel Analysis -- Theory of Earth Rotation Variations -- Variable seasonal and subseasonal oscillations in sea level anomaly data and their impact on prediction accuracy -- Permanent GPS networks in Italy: analysis of time series noise -- VADASE: state of the art and new developments of a third way to GNSS Seismology -- On the spatial resolution of homogeneous isotropic filters on the sphere -- On time-variable seasonal signals: comparison of SSA and Kalman filtering based approach -- Extensive analysis of IGS REPRO1 coordinate time series -- Part III Geopotential modeling, boundary value problems and height systems -- Determination of W0 from the GOCE measurements using the method of fundamental solutions -- Combination of GOCE gravity gradients in regional gravity field modelling using radial basis functions -- Rosborough representation in satellite gravimetry -- Combining Different Types of Gravity Observations in Regional Gravity Modeling in Spherical Radial Basis Functions -- Height Datum Unification by Means of the GBVP Approach Using Tide Gauges -- Computation of Zenith Total Delay Correction Fields using Ground-Based GNSS -- Rigorous interpolation of atmospheric state parameters for ray-traced tropospheric delays -- Comparison of different techniques for tropospheric wet delay retrieval over South America and surrounding oceans -- Part V Gravity field mapping methodology from GRACE and future gravity missions -- The role of position information for the analysis of K-Band data - experiences from GRACE and GOCE for GRAIL gravity field recovery -- Gravity field mapping from GRACE: different approaches - same results? -- The effect of pseudo-stochastic orbit parameters on GRACE monthly gravity fields - insights from lumped coefficients -- On an iterative approach to solving the nonlinear satellite-fixed geodetic boundary-value problem -- An OpenCL implementation of ellipsoidal harmonics -- A remark on the computation of the gravitational potential of masses with linearly varying density -- The observation equation of spirit leveling in Molodensky’s context -- Reference station weighting and frame optimality in minimally constrained networks -- Atmospheric loading and mass variation effects on the SLR-defined geocenter -- Part VIII Digital Terrain Modeling, Synthetic Aperture Radar and new sensors: theory and methods -- Radargrammetric Digital Surface Models Generation from High Resolution Satellite SAR Imagery: Methodology and Case Studies -- Principles and applications of polarimetric SAR tomography for the characterization of complex environments -- Merging local DTMs: methodological problems and practical solutions on heli-dem case study -- Part IX Inverse modeling, estimation theory -- Single-Epoch GNSS Array Integrity: an Analytical Study -- Global to local Moho estimate based on GOCE geopotential model and local gravity data -- An overview of adjustment methods for mixed additive and multiplicative random error models -- Cycle slip detection and correction for heading determination with low-cost GPS/ INS receivers -- Adjusting the errors-in-variables model: linearized least-squares vs. nonlinear total least-squares -- Multivariate GNSS Attitude Integrity: the Role of Affine Constraints -- Integrating geological prior information into the inverse gravimetric problem: the Bayesian approach -- Effects of Different Objective Functions in Inequality Constrained and Rank-Deficient Least-Squares Problems

Description / Table of Contents: This volume contains the proceedings of the VIII Hotine-Marussi Symposium on Mathematical Geodesy, which was held June 17 to 21, 2013, in Rome, Italy. Since 2006 the series of Hotine-Marussi Symposia is under the responsibility of the InterCommission Committee on Theory (ICCT), a cross-commission entity within the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). The overall goal of the Hotine-Marussi Symposia has always been the advancement of theoretical geodesy. The 39 papers in these proceedings areindeed testimony to the width and vibrancy of theoretical geodesy. The Symposium was organized in 8 topical sessions reflecting all branches of geodesy: from geodetic data analysis through potential field modeling to estimation theory. Also theoretical aspects of reference frames and of novel sensors were covered. During a special session at the AccademiaNazionaledeiLinceiFernando Sansò was put into the spotlight in order to acknowledge his long-term commitment and dedication as the driving force behind the series of Hotine-Marussi Symposia over the past decades

Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Gravity Field Modelling and Height Systems -- Orbit Optimization for Future Satellite Gravity Field Missions: Influence of the Time Variable Gravity Field Models in a Genetic Algorithm Approach. Comparison of Criteria for the Identification of Correlated Orders in GRACE Spherical Harmonic Coefficients -- Second- and Third-Order Derivatives of the Somigliana-Pizzetti Reference Gravity Field -- On the Advantage of Normal Heights -- Green’s Function Method Extended by Successive Approximations and Applied to Earth’s Gravity Field Recovery -- On Combining the Directional Solutions of the Gravitational Curvature Boundary-Value Problem -- Part II: Theory of Modern Geodetic Reference Frames -- Review of Reference Frame Representations for a Deformable Earth -- Impacts of the LARES and LARES-2 Satellite Missions on the SLR Terrestrial Reference Frame -- Permanent GNSS Network Optimization Considering Tectonic Motions -- Part III: Estimation Theory and Inverse Problems in Geodesy -- Adjustment of Gauss-Helmert Models with Autoregressive and Student Errors -- How Abnormal Are the PDFs of the DIA Method: A Quality Description in the Context of GNSS -- Controlling the BiasWithin Free Geodetic Networks -- Regularized Solutions of the Two Layers Inverse Gravimetric Problem in the Space of Bounded Variation Functions -- Converted Total Least Squares Method and Gauss-Helmert Model with Applications to Coordinate Transformations -- A Bayesian Nonlinear Regression Model Based on t-Distributed Errors -- The GNSS for Meteorology (G4M) Procedure and Its Application to Four Significant Weather Events -- Part IV: Advanced Numerical Methods in Geodesy -- Modeling the Gravitational Field by Using CFD Techniques -- Surface Loading of a Self-Gravitating, Laterally Heterogeneous Elastic Sphere: Preliminary Result for the 2D Case -- Using Structural Risk Minimization to Determine the Optimal Complexity of B-Spline Surfaces for Modelling Correlated Point Cloud Data -- On the Numerical Implementation of a Perturbation Method for Satellite Gravity Mapping -- Part V: Geodetic Data Analysis -- Non-Recursive Representation of an Autoregressive Process Within the Magic Square -- A Bootstrap Approach to Testing for Time-Variability of AR Process Coefficients in Regression Time Series with t-Distributed White Noise Components -- Identification of Suspicious Data for Robust Estimation of Stochastic Processes -- Quality and Distribution of Terrestrial Gravity Data for Precise Regional Geoid Modeling: A Generalized Setup -- Part VI: Interactions of Geodesy and Mathematics -- Geodesy and Mathematics: Interactions, Acquisitions, and Open Problems.

Description / Table of Contents: This volume gathers the proceedings of the IX Hotine-Marussi Symposium on Mathematical Geodesy, which was held from 18 to 22 June 2018 at the Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Since 2006, the Hotine-Marussi Symposia series has been produced under the auspices of the Inter-Commission Committee on Theory (ICCT) within the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). The ICCT has organized the last four Hotine-Marussi Symposia, held in Wuhan (2006) and Rome (2009, 2013 and 2018). The overall goal of the ICCT and Hotine-Marussi Symposia has always been to advance geodetic theory, as reflected in the 25 peer-reviewed research articles presented here. The IX Hotine-Marussi Symposium was divided into 10 topical sessions covering all aspects of geodetic theory including reference frames, gravity field modelling, adjustment theory, atmosphere, time series analysis and advanced numerical methods. In total 118 participants attended the Symposium and delivered 82 oral and 37 poster presentations. During a special session at the Accademia Nazionale deiLincei, the oldest scientific academy in the world, six invited speakers discussed interactions of geodesy with oceanography, glaciology, atmospheric research, mathematics, Earth science and seismology.

Description / Table of Contents: Deng, X.; López-Martínez, C.; Chen, J.; Han, P. Statistical Modeling of Polarimetric SAR Data: A Survey and Challenges. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(4), 348; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9040348 --- Braun, A.; Hochschild, V. A SAR-Based Index for Landscape Changes in African Savannas. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(4), 359; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9040359 --- Ghafouri, A.; Amini, J.; Dehmollaian, M.; Kavoosi, M. Better Estimated IEM Input Parameters Using Random Fractal Geometry Applied on Multi-Frequency SAR Data. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(5), 445; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9050445 --- Kim, S.; Yu, J.; Jeon, S.; Dewantari, A.; Ka, M. Signal Processing for a Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) with Beat Frequency Division Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW). Remote Sens. 2017, 9(5), 491; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9050491 --- Chen, Q.; Li, L.; Xu, Q.; Yang, S.; Shi, X.; Liu, X. Multi-Feature Segmentation for High-Resolution Polarimetric SAR Data Based on Fractal Net Evolution Approach. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(6), 570; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9060570 --- Garthwaite, M. On the Design of Radar Corner Reflectors for Deformation Monitoring in Multi-Frequency InSAR. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(7), 648; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9070648 --- Tao, C.; Chen, S.; Li, Y.; Xiao, S. PolSAR Land Cover Classification Based on Roll-Invariant and Selected Hidden Polarimetric Features in the Rotation Domain. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(7), 660; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9070660 --- Giudici, D.; Monti Guarnieri, A.; Cuesta Gonzalez, J. Pre-Flight SAOCOM-1A SAR Performance Assessment by Outdoor Campaign. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(7), 729; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9070729 --- Libert, L.; Derauw, D.; d’Oreye, N.; Barbier, C.; Orban, A. Split-Band Interferometry-Assisted Phase Unwrapping for the Phase Ambiguities Correction. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(9), 879; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9090879 --- Zhao, J.; Wu, J.; Ding, X.; Wang, M. Elevation Extraction and Deformation Monitoring by Multitemporal InSAR of Lupu Bridge in Shanghai. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(9), 897; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9090897 --- Park, J.; Kim, J.; Won, J. Fast and Efficient Correction of Ground Moving Targets in a Synthetic Aperture Radar, Single-Look Complex Image. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(9), 926; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9090926 --- Shi, X.; Jiang, H.; Zhang, L.; Liao, M. Landslide Displacement Monitoring with Split-Bandwidth Interferometry: A Case Study of the Shuping Landslide in the Three Gorges Area. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(9), 937; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9090937 --- Zhai, A.; Wen, X.; Xu, H.; Yuan, L.; Meng, Q. Multi-Layer Model Based on Multi-Scale and Multi-Feature Fusion for SAR Images. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(10), 1085; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9101085 --- Wang, C.; Chen, L.; Zhao, H.; Lu, Z.; Bian, M.; Zhang, R.; Feng, J. Ionospheric Reconstructions Using Faraday Rotation in Spaceborne Polarimetric SAR Data. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(11), 1169; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9111169 --- Monti-Guarnieri, A.; Giudici, D.; Recchia, A. Identification of C-Band Radio Frequency Interferences from Sentinel-1 Data. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(11), 1183; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9111183 --- Behnamian, A.; Banks, S.; White, L.; Brisco, B.; Millard, K.; Pasher, J.; Chen, Z.; Duffe, J.; Bourgeau-Chavez, L.; Battaglia, M. Semi-Automated Surface Water Detection with Synthetic Aperture Radar Data: A Wetland Case Study. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(12), 1209; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9121209 --- Sun, L.; Muller, J.; Chen, J. Time Series Analysis of Very Slow Landslides in the Three Gorges Region through Small Baseline SAR Offset Tracking. Remote Sens. 2017, 9(12), 1314; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9121314 --- Di Martino, G.; Iodice, A.; Riccio, D.; Ruello, G.; Zinno, I. The Role of Resolution in the Estimation of Fractal Dimension Maps From SAR Data. Remote Sens. 2018, 10(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10010009 --- Garthwaite, M. Correction: Garthwaite, M.C. on the Design of Radar Corner Reflectors for Deformation Monitoring in Multi-Frequency InSAR. Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 648. Remote Sens. 2018, 10(1), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10010086 --- Zhang, H.; Tang, J.; Wang, R.; Deng, Y.; Wang, W.; Li, N. An Accelerated Backprojection Algorithm for Monostatic and Bistatic SAR Processing. Remote Sens. 2018, 10(1), 140; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10010140 --- Eshqi Molan, Y.; Kim, J.; Lu, Z.; Agram, P. L-Band Temporal Coherence Assessment and Modeling Using Amplitude and Snow Depth over Interior Alaska. Remote Sens. 2018, 10(1), 150; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10010150 --- Dong, Y.; Jiang, H.; Zhang, L.; Liao, M. An Efficient Maximum Likelihood Estimation Approach of Multi-Baseline SAR Interferometry for Refined Topographic Mapping in Mountainous Areas. Remote Sens. 2018, 10(3), 454; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10030454 --- Bu, Y.; Liang, X.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, F.; Li, Y. A Unified Algorithm for Channel Imbalance and Antenna Phase Center Position Calibration of a Single-Pass Multi-Baseline TomoSAR System. Remote Sens. 2018, 10(3), 456; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10030456 --- Neelmeijer, J.; Schöne, T.; Dill, R.; Klemann, V.; Motagh, M. Ground Deformations around the Toktogul Reservoir, Kyrgyzstan, from Envisat ASAR and Sentinel-1 Data—A Case Study about the Impact of Atmospheric Corrections on InSAR Time Series. Remote Sens. 2018, 10(3), 462; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10030462 --- Tian, X.; Malhotra, R.; Xu, B.; Qi, H.; Ma, Y. Modeling Orbital Error in InSAR Interferogram Using Frequency and Spatial Domain Based Methods. Remote Sens. 2018, 10(4), 508; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10040508 --- Even, M.; Schulz, K. InSAR Deformation Analysis with Distributed Scatterers: A Review Complemented by New Advances. Remote Sens. 2018, 10(5), 744; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10050744 --- Washaya, P.; Balz, T.; Mohamadi, B. Coherence Change-Detection with Sentinel-1 for Natural and Anthropogenic Disaster Monitoring in Urban Areas. Remote Sens. 2018, 10(7), 1026; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10071026 --- Balz, T.; Sörgel, U.; Crespi, M.; Osmanoglu, B. Editorial for Special Issue “Advances in SAR: Sensors, Methodologies, and Applications”. Remote Sens. 2018, 10(8), 1233; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10081233