1. Session 4: GOCE for Solid Earth
Chairs:
M. van der Meijde
J. Ebbing

2. Key questions from GOCE Solid Earth workshop 2012
Is there a real benefit from using GOCE?
Global models vs gradients
Why use gradients at all?
Could gradients be obtained/provided directly from global models (at grid size& altitude of choice)?
Recommended to use observed gradients at altitude where they are measured?
Gravity with other data
Complementarity with seismic tomography to be exploited further?
seismology could add vertical information, gravity the spatial continuity
but what is needed to make this happen, do we have all the information???

3. Key questions from GOCE Solid Earth workshop 2012
Is there a real benefit from using GOCE? Yes.
Global models vs gradients
Why use gradients at all? Spatial and discontinuous information!
Could gradients be obtained/provided directly from global models (at grid size& altitude of choice)? Local modelling with global grids?
Recommended to use observed gradients at altitude where they are measured? Depends on your target of interest.
Gravity with other data ???
Complementarity with seismic tomography to be exploited further?
seismology could add vertical information, gravity the spatial continuity
but what is needed to make this happen, do we have all the information???

4. Seed questions 2014
How is the sub-lithospheric gravity field related to dynamic topography/plate tectonics
Bias by inaccurate crustal models?
Bias by differences in seismological models?
Are all tools for for petrological-geophysical modelling to distinguish composition and temperature in the lithosphere available?
Link of seismological models to crustal architecture
Joint inversion of multiple data sets
What is the link to the magnetic lithosphere and electrical conductivity of the mantle?

5. Scientific roadmap Future application of GOCE data?
Integration with airborne gravity surveys
Improvements for geological exploration
From crustal thickness to heat-flow
Strength of the lithosphere
From crust to mantle
From crust to core
How to convince the larger earth science community to use GOCE products?
Invitation for session at next TopoEurope workshop
Antibes, October 2015