Publications
Theses
Rietbroek, R. (2014). Retrieval of Sea Level and Surface Loading Variations from Geodetic Observations and Model Simulations: an Integrated Approach (Dissertation). Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. Repository link.
Rietbroek, R. (2007). Validation of Oceanic Mass Changes derived from GRACE Gravimetry (Msc. Thesis). Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, TU Delft. Repository link.
Peer Reviewed Articles
Uebbing, B., Kusche, J., Rietbroek, R., & Landerer, F. W. (2019). Processing choices affect ocean mass estimates from GRACE. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 0(ja). doi:10.1029/2018JC014341.
Sun, Y., Riva, R., Ditmar, P., & Rietbroek, R. (2019). Using GRACE to explain variations in the Earth’s oblateness. Geophysical Research Letters, 0(ja). doi:10.1029/2018GL080607.
Vermeersen, B. L. A., Slangen, A. B. A., Gerkema, T., Baart, F., Cohen, K. M., Dangendorf, S., et al. (2018). Sea-level change in the Dutch Wadden Sea. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 97(3), 79–127. doi:10.1017/njg.2018.7.
Cazenave, A., Meyssignac, B., & WCRP Global Sea Level Budget Group. (2018). Global sea-level budget 1993–present. Earth System Science Data, 10(3), 1551–1590. doi:10.5194/essd-10-1551-2018.
The IMBIE team. (2018). Mass balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet from 1992 to 2017. Nature, 558(7709), 219–222. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0179-y.
Lück, C., Kusche, J., Rietbroek, R., & Löcher, A. (2018). Time-variable gravity fields and ocean mass change from 37 months of kinematic Swarm orbits. Solid Earth, 9(2), 323–339. doi:10.5194/se-9-323-2018.
Kusche, J., Uebbing, B., Rietbroek, R., Fenoglio-Marc, L., Bernzen, A., & Braun, B. (2018). Bangladesch-integriertes Monitoring in einer klimasensitiven Region. doi:10.12902/zfv-0193-2017.
Yang, F., Kusche, J., Forootan, E., & Rietbroek, R. (2017). Passive-ocean radial basis function approach to improve temporal gravity recovery from GRACE observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2016JB013633. doi:10.1002/2016JB013633.
Riddell, A. R., King, M. A., Watson, C. S., Sun, Y., Riva, R. E. M., & Rietbroek, R. (2017). Uncertainty in geocenter estimates in the context of ITRF2014. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2016JB013698. doi:10.1002/2016JB013698.
Kusche, J., Uebbing, B., Rietbroek, R., Shum, C., & Khan, Z. (2016). Sea level budget in the Bay of Bengal (2002–2014) from GRACE and altimetry. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. doi:10.1002/2015JC011471.
Rietbroek, R., Brunnabend, S.-E., Kusche, J., Schröter, J., & Dahle, C. (2016). Revisiting the Contemporary Sea Level Budget on Global and Regional Scales. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201519132. doi:10.1073/pnas.1519132113.
Schall, J., Löcher, A., Kusche, J., Rietbroek, R., & Sudau, A. (2016). Consistency of geoid models, radar altimetry, and hydrodynamic modelling in the North Sea. Marine Geodesy. doi:10.1080/01490419.2016.1152334.
Brunnabend, S.-E., Schröter, J., Rietbroek, R., & Kusche, J. (2015). Regional sea level change in response to ice mass loss in Greenland, the West Antarctic and Alaska. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 120(11), 7316–7328. doi:10.1002/2015JC011244.
Rietbroek, R., Fritsche, M., Dahle, C., Brunnabend, S.-E., Behnisch, M., Kusche, J., et al. (2014). Can GPS-Derived Surface Loading Bridge a GRACE Mission Gap? Surveys in Geophysics, 1–17. doi:10.1007/s10712-013-9276-5.
Forootan, E., Rietbroek, R., Kusche, J., Sharifi, M. A., Awange, J. L., Schmidt, M., et al. (2014). Separation of large scale water storage patterns over Iran using GRACE, altimetry and hydrological data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 140(0), 580–595. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2013.09.025.
Schrama, E. J. O., Wouters, B., & Rietbroek, R. (2014). A mascon approach to assess ice sheet and glacier mass balances and their uncertainties from GRACE data. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 119(7), 6048–6066. doi:10.1002/2013JB010923.
Jensen, L., Rietbroek, R., & Kusche, J. (2013). Land water contribution to sea level from GRACE and Jason-1 measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 118(1), 212–226. doi:10.1002/jgrc.20058.
Brunnabend, S.-E., Schröter, J., Timmermann, R., Rietbroek, R., & Kusche, J. (2012). Modeled steric and mass-driven sea level change caused by Greenland Ice Sheet melting. Journal of Geodynamics, 59–60(0), 219–225. doi:10.1016/j.jog.2011.06.001.
Rietbroek, R., Brunnabend, S. E., Kusche, J., & Schröter, J. (2012). Resolving sea level contributions by identifying fingerprints in time-variable gravity and altimetry. Journal of Geodynamics, 59, 72–81. doi:10.1016/j.jog.2011.06.007.
Fenoglio-Marc, L., Rietbroek, R., Grayek, S., Becker, M., Kusche, J., & Stanev, E. (2012). Water mass variation in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Journal of Geodynamics, 59–60(0), 168–182. doi:10.1016/j.jog.2012.04.001.
Beek, T. aus der, Menzel, L., Rietbroek, R., Fenoglio-Marc, L., Grayek, S., Becker, M., et al. (2012). Modeling the water resources of the Black and Mediterranean Sea river basins and their impact on regional mass changes. Journal of Geodynamics, 59–60(0), 157–167. doi:10.1016/j.jog.2011.11.011.
Rietbroek, R., Fritsche, M., Brunnabend, S. E., Daras, I., Kusche, J., Schröter, J., et al. (2012). Global surface mass from a new combination of GRACE, modelled OBP and reprocessed GPS data. Journal of Geodynamics, 59–60(0), 64–71. doi:10.1016/j.jog.2011.02.003.
Brunnabend, S.-E., Rietbroek, R., Timmermann, R., Schröter, J., & Kusche, J. (2011). Improving Mass redistribution Estimates by Modelling Ocean Bottom Pressure Uncertainty. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116(C8), C08037. doi:10.1029/2010JC006617.
Kusche, J., Schmidt, R., Petrovic, S., & Rietbroek, R. (2009). Decorrelated GRACE time-variable gravity solutions by GFZ, and their validation using a hydrological model. Journal of Geodesy, 83(10), 903. doi:10.1007/s00190-009-0308-3.
Rietbroek, R., Brunnabend, S. E., Dahle, C., Kusche, J., Flechtner, F., Schröter, J., & Timmermann, R. . (2009). Changes in total ocean mass derived from GRACE, GPS, and ocean modeling with weekly resolution. Journal Of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 114(C11004), C11004. doi:10.1029/2009JC005449.
Rietbroek, R., LeGrand, P., Wouters, B., Lemoine, J. M., Ramillien, G., & Hughes, C. W. (2006). Comparison of in situ bottom pressure data with GRACE gravimetry in the Crozet-Kerguelen region. Geophysical Research Letters, 33. doi:10.1029/2006GL027452.