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Description: Foreword. How to climb the gravity wall; R. Rummel. I: Precise orbit determination and gravity field modelling. Strategies for precise orbit determination of low earth orbiters using the Global Positioning System; U. Hugentobler, G. Beutler. Aiming at a 1 cm orbit for low earth orbiters: reduced-dynamic and kinematic precise orbit determination; P. N. A. M. Visser, J. van den Ijssel. Space-wise, time-wise, torus and Rosborough representations in gravity field modelling; N. Sneeuw. Gravity field recovery from GRACE: unique aspects of the high precision inter-satellite data and analysis methods; G. Balmino. Global gravity field recovery using solely Global Positioning System tracking and accelerometer data from CHAMP; C. Reigber, et al. The processing of band-limited measurements: filtering techniques in the least squares context and in the presence of data gaps; W.-D. Schuh. II: Solid earth physics. Long wavelength sea level and solis surface perturbations driven by polar ice mass variations: fingerprinting Greenland and Antarctic ice sheet flux; M. E. Tamisiea, et al. Benefits from GOCE within solid earth geophysics; A. M. Marotta. The potential of GOCE in constraining the structure of the crust and lithosphere from post-glacial rebound; L. L. A. Vermeersen. Deep and shallow solid-earth structures reconstructed with sequential integrated inversion (SII) of seismic and gravity data; R. Tondi, et al. Present-day sea level change: observations and causes; A. Cazenave, et al. III: Ocean circulation. Global ocean data assimilation and geoid measurements; C. Wunsch, D. Stammer. Resolution needed for an adequate determination of the mean ocean circulation from altimetry and an improved geoid; C. Le Provost, M. Bremond. Error characteristics estimated from CHAMP, GRACE and GOCE derived geoids and from satellite altimetry derived mean dynamic topography; E. J. O. Schrama. Estimating the high-resolution mean sea-surface velocity field by combined use of altimeter and drifter data for geoid model improvement; S. Imawaki, et al. Combined use of altimetry and in situ gravity data for coastal dynamics studies; K. Haines, et al. Feasibility and contribution to ocean circulation studies of ocean bottom pressure determination; C. W. Hughes, V. Stepanov. Impact of geoid improvement on ocean mass and heat transport estimates; P. Le Grand. How operational oceanography can benefit from dynamic topography estimates as derived from altimetry and improved geoid; P. Y. Le Traon, et al. IV: Geodesy. Remarks on the role of height datum in altimetry-gravity boundary-value problems; F. Sacerdote, F. Sanso. Ocean tides in GRACE monthly averaged gravity fields; P. Knudsen. Tidal models in a new era of satellite gravimetry; R. D. Ray, et al. The elusive stationary geoid; M. Vermeer. Geodetic methods for calibration of GRACE and GOCE; J. Bouman, R. Koop. V: Sea level. Benefits of GRACE and GOCE to sea level studies; P. Woodworth, J. M. Gregory. What might GRACE contribute to studies of post glacial rebound? J. Wahr, I. Velicogna. Measuring the distribution of ocean mass using GRACE; R. S. Nerem, et al. Monitoring changes in continental water storage with GRACE; S. Swenson, J. Wahr. VI: Future concepts. Attitude and drag control: an application to the GOCE satellite; E. Canuto, et al. On superconductive gravity gradiometry in space; S. Zarembinski. Satellite-satellite laser links for future gravity missions; P. L. Bender et al. Possible future use of laser gravity gradiometers; P. L. Bender, et al. MICROSCOPE instrument development lessons for GOCE; P. Touboul. Needs and tools for future gravity measuring missions; M. Aguirre-Martinez, N. Sneeuw. VII: Closing session. GOCE: first earth explorer core mission; M. R. Drinkwater, et al. Earth gravity field from space from senors to earth sciences: closing remarks; G. Beutler.