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  • 1998 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Gerhard Beutler is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has contributed research primarily in the fields of Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work frequently intersects subfields such as Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Oceanography.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Inertial Sensor and Navigation

Beutler has published articles in notable scientific venues, with repeated contributions to Advances in Space Research and Journal of Geodesy, as well as publications in Remote Sensing. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Overview of CODE's MGEX solution with the focus on Galileo," 2020, Advances in Space Research
  • "GNSS scale determination using calibrated receiver and Galileo satellite antenna patterns," 2020, Journal of Geodesy
  • "Long polar motion series: Facts and insights," 2020, Advances in Space Research
  • "Validation of the EGSIEM-REPRO GNSS Orbits and Satellite Clock Corrections," 2020, Remote Sensing
  • "Acknowledgement of reviewers for 2023," 2024, Journal of Geodesy

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors. These include Rolf Dach, Arturo Villiger, Adrian Jäggi, Lars Prange, and Stefan Schaer. The number of joint publications with each varies, with the most frequent being six papers together.

Gerhard Beutler's work addresses key areas within Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) positioning and related geophysical measurements, focusing on satellite signal calibration, polar motion, and satellite orbits. The combination of expertise in GNSS technologies and geophysical phenomena places their research at the intersection of applied space engineering and Earth system sciences.

Beutler was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1998, an indication of standing within the geophysical research community based on contributions to science.

Best Publications

  • Bernese GPS Software Version 5.0

    Gerhard Beutler;Heike Bock;Rolf Dach;Pierre Fridez

  • Bernese GPS Software, Version 4.2

    U. Hugentobler;S. Schaer;P. Fridez;G. Beutler

  • Extended orbit modeling techniques at the CODE processing center of the international GPS service for geodynamics (IGS): theory and initial results.

    G. Beutler;E. Brockmann;W. Gurtner;U. Hugentobler

  • The International GPS Service (IGS): An interdisciplinary service in support of Earth sciences

    G. Beutler;M. Rothacher;S. Schaer;T.A. Springer

  • GNSS processing at CODE: status report

    Rolf Dach;Elmar Brockmann;Stefan Schaer;Gerhard Beutler

  • CODE’s new solar radiation pressure model for GNSS orbit determination

    D. Arnold;M. Meindl;G. Beutler;R. Dach

  • A New Solar Radiation Pressure Model for GPS Satellites

    T. A. Springer;G. Beutler;M. Rothacher

  • Methods of celestial mechanics

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  • Phase center modeling for LEO GPS receiver antennas and its impact on precise orbit determination

    Adrian Jäggi;Rolf Dach;Oliver Montenbruck;Urs Hugentobler

  • Pseudo-Stochastic Orbit Modeling Techniques for Low-Earth Orbiters

    Adrian Jäggi;Urs Hugentobler;Gerhard Beutler

  • Optical observations of space debris in GEO and in highly-eccentric orbits

    T Schildknecht;R Musci;M Ploner;G Beutler

  • Bernese GNSS Software

    Rolf Dach;Daniel Arnold;Christian Baumann;Stefano Bertone

  • Satellite laser ranging to GPS and GLONASS

    Krzysztof Sośnica;Krzysztof Sośnica;Daniela Thaller;Rolf Dach;Peter Steigenberger

  • Geocenter coordinates estimated from GNSS data as viewed by perturbation theory

    Michael Meindl;Gerhard Beutler;Daniela Thaller;Rolf Dach

  • GOCE: precise orbit determination for the entire mission

    Heike Bock;Adrian Jäggi;Gerhard Beutler;Ulrich Meyer

  • Precise orbit determination for the GOCE satellite using GPS

    Heike Bock;Adrian Jäggi;Drazen Svehla;Gerhard Beutler

  • The celestial mechanics approach: theoretical foundations

    Gerhard Beutler;Adrian Jäggi;Leoš Mervart;Ulrich Meyer

  • The BepiColombo laser altimeter (BELA): Concept and baseline design

    N. Thomas;T. Spohn;J.-P. Barriot;W. Benz

  • Time variable Earth’s gravity field from SLR satellites

    Krzysztof Sośnica;Krzysztof Sośnica;Adrian Jäggi;Ulrich Meyer;Daniela Thaller

  • Bernese GPS Software

    Rolf Dach;Heike Bock;Pierre Fridez;Andreas Gäde

  • Swarm kinematic orbits and gravity fields from 18 months of GPS data

    A. Jäggi;C. Dahle;D. Arnold;H. Bock

  • Contribution of SLR tracking data to GNSS orbit determination

    Claudia Urschl;Gerhard Beutler;Werner Gurtner;Urs Hugentobler

  • Recent crustal movements, geoid and density distribution: Contribution from integrated satellite and terrestrial measurements

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  • Combination of GNSS and SLR observations using satellite co-locations

    Daniela Thaller;Rolf Dach;Manuela Seitz;Gerhard Beutler

  • Estimation of nutation using the Global Positioning System

    M. Rothacher;G. Beutler;Thomas A. Herring;R. Weber

  • Global and regional ionosphere models using the GPS double difference phase observable

    S. Schaer;G. Beutler;L. Mervart;M. Rothacher

  • Mapping and predicting the ionosphere

    S. Schaer;G. Beutler;M. Rothacher

  • Combining the orbits of the IGS Analysis Centers

    Gerhard Beutler;Jan Kouba;Tim Springer

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian Jäggi
Adrian Jäggi University of Bern
Rolf Dach
Rolf Dach University of Bern
Urs Hugentobler
Urs Hugentobler Technical University of Munich
Peter Steigenberger
Peter Steigenberger German Aerospace Center
Reiner Rummel
Reiner Rummel Technical University of Munich
Oliver Montenbruck
Oliver Montenbruck German Aerospace Center
Pieter Visser
Pieter Visser Delft University of Technology
René Forsberg
René Forsberg Technical University of Denmark
Richard S. Gross
Richard S. Gross California Institute of Technology

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