Comptes rendus Académie des sciences, Géoscience, Tome 338, fasc 14-15, NovDéc 2006 : la Terre observée depuis l'espace/Observing the Earth from space

Avant-propos - Foreword. Observing the Earth: an international endeavour. Contribution of laser ranging to Earth's sciences. DORIS: From orbit determination for altimeter missions to geodesy. Tide gauges and Geodesy: a secular synergy illustrated by three present-day case studies. Gravity observations and 3D structure of the Earth. Magnetic satellite missions: where have we been and where are we going?. Geodetic observations of post-seismic transients in the context of the earthquake deformation cycle. High resolution land topography. Imaging spectroscopy of changing Earth's surface: a major step toward the quantitative monitoring of land degradation and desertification. Bathymetry from space: Rationale and requirements for a new, high-resolution altimetric mission. Satellite altimetry and ocean dynamics. Present-day sea level change: a review. Antarctica ice sheet mass balance. Lake studies from satellite radar altimetry. Continental surface waters from satellite altimetry. Continental surface waters from satellite altimetry. Earth's oblateness and its temporal variations.