Absolute Quantum Gravimeter measurements in Greenland

Absolute Quantum Gravimeter measurements in Greenland

Within the days of 11-17 August 2025, the team of Dr Przemysław Dykowski and Dr Adam Ciesielski from the Centre of Geodesy and Geodynamics of the Institute of Geodesy and Cartography carried out a very specific measurement campaign with the AQG-B07 #quantum #gravimeter in Greenland. After being tested at the Ilulissat airport, the AQG-B07 gravimeter was transfered by helicopter to the KAGA site of the Greenland GNSS-Network (GNET) to perform measurements under harsh and fully remote conditions. Performed measurements target monitoring mass change of the Greenland  ice sheet. This was the first time that such measurements were performed with a quantum gravity sensor.

The measurements were performed with great support from Dr Tim Enzlberger Jensen from DTU Space,  responsible for performing gravity measurements in Greenland.

The measurement campaign was organised within the EQUIP-G (Use Case: Climate Monitoring) project funded by the European Union within #HorizonEurope and supported by the Danish Agency for Climate Data. Within the EQUIP-G project, next measurements in Greenland are planned to be performed three years from now.

Link to EQUIP-G project: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101215427