************************************************************************ IERS Message No. 82 January 12, 2006 ************************************************************************ EGU 2006 - Session G3/GD14: "What constraints does geodesy at global scales put on the dynamical processes of the Earth (co-organized by GD)" Dear Colleagues, Please note our session at the EGU General Assembly to be held in Vienna, Austria, April 2-7, 2006. The deadline for online submission of abstracts is January 13, 2006. Instructions are at http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2006/ Thank you for your interest. David Salstein --------- EGU 2006 - G3/GD14 What constraints does geodesy at global scales put on the dynamical processes of the Earth (co-organized by GD) Convener: Salstein, D. Co-Convener: Gegout, P.; de Viron, O.; Sabadini, R. The dynamical processes inside the Earth affect its shape, orientation and gravity field, from local to global scales. For instance, earthquakes may change the geometry of the station network, as well as redistribute the Earth mass, resulting in both the variation of the gravity field and an impact on Earth rotation. For many years, these observables have been monitored by geodetic instrumentation with very high precision. The geodetic measurements can be used to better understand the impact upon the planet including interactions with the deep Earth and with the interior and surface geophysical fluids. They can also be used to constrain models of internal processes or properties of the Earth. In this session, we welcome papers dealing with what can be learned from geodesy at global scale (Earth rotation, geocenter motion, low degree deformation and gravity field) on the dynamics of the whole Earth system and how those geodetic observations can be used, alone or in combination with other geophysical observations, to help us to understand and model Earth processes. ************************************************************************ IERS Messages are edited and distributed by the IERS Central Bureau. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please write to . Archives: http://www.iers.org/iers/publications/messages/ ************************************************************************