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Rolf Dach is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans various subfields including Aerospace Engineering, Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics:

  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Advanced Frequency and Time Standards
  • Inertial Sensor and Navigation
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

Rolf Dach has coauthored research with a range of collaborators. Frequent coauthors include Adrian Jäggi, Arturo Villiger, Lars Prange, Stefan Schaer, and Daniel Arnold, with collaboration counts ranging from 7 to 16 publications each.

The scholar's recent papers include:

  • "The CODE ambiguity-fixed clock and phase bias analysis products: generation, properties, and performance" (2021), Journal of Geodesy
  • "Overview of CODE's MGEX solution with the focus on Galileo" (2020), Advances in Space Research
  • "System-specific systematic errors in earth rotation parameters derived from GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo" (2020), GPS Solutions
  • "GNSS scale determination using calibrated receiver and Galileo satellite antenna patterns" (2020), Journal of Geodesy
  • "GENESIS: co-location of geodetic techniques in space" (2023), Earth Planets and Space

Publication venues where Rolf Dach has frequently published are:

  • Journal of Geodesy
  • Advances in Space Research
  • Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern
  • GPS Solutions
  • Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern)

The balance of Rolf Dach's work covers applied research in satellite navigation systems and geodetic sciences, with particular attention to analyzing and improving Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) performance, as well as contributions to Earth rotation and geophysical parameter determination. Their academic output reflects a multidisciplinary approach intersecting engineering, physics, and planetary science.

Best Publications

  • Bernese GNSS Software Version 5.2

    Rolf Dach;Simon Lutz;Peter Walser;Pierre Fridez

  • 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

  • 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

  • High-rate GPS clock corrections from CODE: support of 1 Hz applications

    Heike Bock;Rolf Dach;Adrian Jäggi;Gerhard Beutler

  • Apparent clock variations of the Block IIF-1 (SVN62) GPS satellite

    Oliver Montenbruck;Urs Hugentobler;Rolf Dach;Peter Steigenberger

  • Detecting offsets in GPS time series: First results from the detection of offsets in GPS experiment

    Julien Gazeaux;Simon D.P. Williams;Matt King;Matt King;Machiel Bos

  • Absolute IGS antenna phase center model igs08.atx: status and potential improvements

    Ralf Schmid;Ralf Schmid;Rolf Dach;X. Collilieux;Adrian Jäggi

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

    Adrian Jäggi;Rolf Dach;Oliver Montenbruck;Urs Hugentobler

  • Bernese GNSS Software

    Rolf Dach;Daniel Arnold;Christian Baumann;Stefano Bertone

  • Improved Constraints on Models of Glacial Isostatic Adjustment: A Review of the Contribution of Ground-Based Geodetic Observations

    Matt A. King;Zuheir Altamimi;Johannes Boehm;Machiel Bos

  • ITRF coordinates and plate velocities from repeated GPS campaigns in Antarctica – an analysis based on different individual solutions

    R. Dietrich;R. Dach;G. Engelhardt;J. Ihde

  • 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

  • Multi-technique comparison of troposphere zenith delays and gradients during CONT08

    Kamil Teke;Kamil Teke;Johannes Böhm;Tobias Nilsson;Harald Schuh

  • 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

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

    Daniela Thaller;Rolf Dach;Manuela Seitz;Gerhard Beutler

  • CODE final product series for the IGS

    Rolf Dach;Stefan Schaer;Daniel Arnold;Maciej Sebastian Kalarus

  • Contribution of Starlette, Stella, and AJISAI to the SLR-derived global reference frame

    Krzysztof Sośnica;Adrian Jäggi;Daniela Thaller;Gerhard Beutler

  • Continuous geodetic time-transfer analysis methods

    Rolf Dach;Thomas Schildknecht;Urs Hugentobler;Laurent-Guy Bernier

  • Time transfer using GPS carrier phase: error propagation and results

    R. Dach;G. Beutler;U. Hugentobler;S. Schaer

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian Jäggi
Adrian Jäggi University of Bern
Gerhard Beutler
Gerhard Beutler University of Bern
Urs Hugentobler
Urs Hugentobler Technical University of Munich
Peter Steigenberger
Peter Steigenberger German Aerospace Center
Oliver Montenbruck
Oliver Montenbruck German Aerospace Center
Tonie van Dam
Tonie van Dam University of Utah
Zuheir Altamimi
Zuheir Altamimi Université Paris Cité
Sean Bruinsma
Sean Bruinsma Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales

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