Annual Meeting Ås
March 14-15, 2006


University of Life Sciences
IMT/Geomatikk
Ås, Norway


Updated 2006-03-18
Time
Title
Remarks
Tuesday March14
8:30


Opening

Appointing a secretary
(Martin Lidberg will not participate!)

8:45




Institute Reports



KMS / Danish National Space Center - Gabriel Strykowski
15

FGI, Finland - Hannu Ruotsalainen
15

UMB Ås, Norway - Bjørn Ragnvald Pettersen
15

National Land Survey, Sweden - Andreas Engfeldt
15

Chalmers, Onsala Space Observatory - H-G Scherneck
15



Coffee Break
10:00-10:20




Scientific presentations


J. Mueller: Determination of gravity variations in Northern Europe from GRACE.


20 min

O. Gitlein, L. Timmen: The IfE absolute gravimetry campaigns 2003, 2004, 2005: an epilogue.


20 min

B.R. Pettersen: Preliminary gravity results and comparison with GPS.
20 min

M. Bilker-Koivula, J. Mäkinen: Absolute Gravity in Finland - Measurements 2005 & Time Series
L

20 min

M. Van Camp, T. Camelbeeck: Tectonic deformations inferred from absolute gravity measurements in Belgium and across the Roer Graben


20 min



Lunch
12:15-13:30



Scientific presentations cont'd



T. Oja: Postglacial rebound in Estonia: Constraints from the measurements of Estonian geodetic networks


20 min

L. Timmen, O. Gitlein, J. Mueller, H. Denker: The IfE absolute gravimetry plans for 2006, 2007, 2008, and some additional considerations.


20 min

J. Ågren, A. Engfeldt: An absolute gravimeter in Sweden
L

20 min

H. Ruotsalainen: On the water tube tilt meter in geodynamical research of FGI

20 min

H.-G. Scherneck, S. Bergstrand, M. Lidberg: Fractals everywhere: Time series analysis and rate uncertainty

20 min




Poster presentations:

1) M. Ollikainen, J. Ahola: Monitoring Local Crustal Movements Using High Precision GPS Network

2) M. Tervo, M. Bilker-Koivula, H. Koivula, J. Mäkinen, M. Poutanen, H. Virtanen:  Surface loading correlation with GPS vertical data

3) H. Virtanen, M. Bilker, J. Mäkinen, M. Tervo, B. Vehviläinen, M. Huttunen, R. Mäkinen, M. Peltoniemi, T. Hokkanen, M. Pirttivaara: Comparison of modelled variation in water storage in Finland with superconducting gravimeter observations and with GRACE

Introduction to 1-3 (M. Bilker-Koivula)

5 min each
Coffee Break
15:15-15:30



NKG-Matters


Document update:
- AG-Plan
- Campaign data base Excel PDF





Communication with the Presidium:
(1)  Response to action from 35'th Presidium Meeting Copenhagen, 2005-11-24--25
(2)  NKG anticipated structure of Working groups after 2006
(3)  Proposal to appoint Working groups chairperson to Presidium
(4)  Vision for NKG
Copies and extracts of documents


Communications to the NGOS group



Proposal to the presidium of a new chairperson 2006--






Next Meeting:
(1) NKG General Assembly
(2) WG Geodynamcics 2007




Evening
Supper in the town of Ski

Wedn.
March 15
x --12:00


Absolute Gravity, Stations and Campaigns, planning


Stations


Publications






















Lunch



Guided tour around the hosting department