Olivier Francis

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Refereed Journal Publications

  1. Francis O. and Mazzega P., Global charts of ocean tide loading effects, Journal of Geophysical Research, 95(C7), 11411-11424, 1990.
  2. Francis O. and Mazzega P., M2 world ocean tide from tide gauge measurements, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol.18, N06, 1167-1170, 1991.
  3. Jourdin F., Francis O., Vincent P. and Mazzega P., Some results of heterogeneous inversions for ocean tides, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol.96, NO.B12, 20267-20288, 1991.
  4. Francis O. and Bergé M., Estimate of the radial orbit error by complex demodulation, Journal of Geophysical Research, 98(B9), 16083-16094, 1994.
  5. Melchior P., Ducarme B. and Francis O., The response of the Earth to tidal body forces described by second- and third-degree spherical harmonics as derived from a 12 year series of measurements with the superconducting gravimeter GWR/T3 in Brussels, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 93, 223-238, 1996.
  6. Francis O. and Melchior P., Tidal loading in south western Europe: A test area, Geophysical Research Letters, VOL. 23, N0. 17, 2251-2254, 1996.
  7. Melchior P. and Francis O., Comparison of Recent Ocean Tide Models using Ground Based Tidal Gravity Measurements, Marine Geodesy, 19, 291-330, 1996.
  8. Shum C.K., Andersen O.B., Egbert G., Francis O., King C., Klosko S., Le Provost C., Li X., Molines J.-M., Parke M., Ray R.,Schlax M., Stammer D., Tierney C., Vincent P., Woodworth P.L. and Wunsch C., Comparison of Newly Available Deep Ocean Tide Models by the TOPEX/POSEIDON Science Working Team, Journal of Geophysical Research, VOL. 102, N0. C11, 25173-25194, 1997.
  9. van Dam T.M. and Francis O., 2 Years of Continuous Measurement of Tidal and Nontidal Variations of Gravity in Boulder, Colorado, Geophysical Research Letters, VOL. 25, NO.3, 393-396, 1998.
  10. Francis O., Niebauer T.M., Sasagawa G., Klopping F.J. and Gschwind J.J., Calibration of a superconducting gravimeter by comparison with an absolute gravimeter FG5 in Boulder, Geophysical Research Letters, VOL. 25, NO.7, 1075-1078, 1998.
  11. Crossley D., Hinderer J., Casula G., Francis O., Hsu H.-T, Imanishi Y., Jentzsch G., Kaarianen J., Merriam J., Meurers B., Neumeyer J., Richter B., Shibuya K., Sato T., and van Dam T., Network of Superconducting Gravimeters Benefits a Number of Disciplines, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 80, Number 11, 121-125-126, 1999.
  12. Van Camp M., Vauterin P., Wenzel H.-G, Schott P. and Francis O., Accurate transfer function determination for superconducting gravimeters, Geophysical Research Letters, VOL.27, NO.1, 37-40, 2000.
  13. van Dam T.M., Larson K., Wahr J., Gross S. and Francis O., Using GPS and gravity to infer mass changes in Greenland, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 81, Number 37, 421-426-427, 2000.
  14. Francis O. and Hendrickx M., Calibration of the LaCoste-Romberg 906 by comparison with the Superconducting Gravimeter C021 in Membach (Belgium), Journal of Geodetic Society of Japan, Vol. 47, No. 1, 16-21, 2001.
  15. van Dam T. M., Wahr J., Milly P.C.D. and Francis O., Gravity Changes Due to Continental Water Storage, Journal of Geodetic Society of Japan, Vol. 47, No. 1, 249-254, 2001.
  16. Smylie D.E., Francis O. and Merriam J.B., Beyond Tides – Determination of Core Properties from Superconducting Gravimeter Observations, Journal of Geodetic Society of Japan, Vol. 47, No. 1, 364-372, 2001.
  17. Robertsson L., Francis O., T van Dam, J. Faller, D. Ruess, J.-M. Delinte, L. Vitushkin, J. Liard, C. Gagnon, Guo You Guang, Huang Da Lun, Fang Yong Yuan, Xu Jin Yi, G. Jeffries, H. Hopewell, R. Edge, I. Robinson, B. Kibble, J. Makinen, J. Hinderer, M. Amalvict, B. Luck,H. Wilmes, F. Rehren, K. Schmidt, M. Schnull, G. Cerutti, A. Germak, Z. Zabek, A. Pachuta, G. Arnautov, E. Kalish, Y. Stus, D.j. Stizza, J. Frederich, J.-M. Chartier, and I. Marson, Results from the Fifth International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters, ICAG97, Metrologia, 38, 71-78, 2001.
  18. van Dam T.M., Larson K., Wahr J., Gross S and Francis O., Global Positioning System and Gravity used to Study Greenland Ice, Earth in Space, 13, N°5, 1-16, 2001.
  19. Wahr J.M., van Dam T.M., K. Larson K. and Francis O., Geodetic Measurements in Greenland and their implications, Journal of Geophysical Research, 106 (B8), 16567-16581, 2001.
  20. Melchior P., van Dam T.M., Francis O. and d’Oreye N., About time variations of gravity, Problems in Lithosphere Dynamics and Seismicity, Coll. sci. proc. – M.:GEOS, Computational seismology, 32, 237-247, 2001.
  21. Wahr J.; van Dam T., Larson K. and Francis O., GPS measurements of vertical crustal motion in Greenland, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 106, No. D24, 33,755-33,760, 2001.
  22. Francis O. and van Dam T., Evaluation of the precision of using absolute gravimeters to calibrate superconducting gravimeters, Metrologia, Volume 39, Issue 5, 485-488, 2002.
  23. Van Camp M., Camelbeeck T. and Francis O., Crustal Motions Across the Ardenne and the Roer Graben (North-western Europe) using absolute gravity measurements, Metrologia, Volume 39, Issue 5, 503-508, 2002.
  24. Vitushkin L., M. Becker, Z. Jiang, O. Francis, T. M. van Dam, J. Faller, J.-M. Chartier, M. Amalvict, S. Bonvalot, N. Debeglia, S. Desogus, M. Diament, F. Dupont, R. Falk, G. Gabalda, C. G. L. Gagnon, T. Gattacceca, A. Germak, J. Hinderer, O. Jamet, G. Jeffries, R. Käker, A. Kopaev, J. Liard, A. Lindau, L. Longuevergne, B. Luck, E. N. Maderal, J. Mäkinen, B. Meurers, S. Mizushima, J. Mrlina, D. Newell, C. Origlia, E. R. Pujol, A. Reinhold, Ph. Richard, I. A. Robinson, D. Ruess, S. Thies, M. Van Camp, M. Van Ruymbeke, M. F. de Villalta Compagni, S. Williams, Results of the Sixth International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters ICAG-2001, Metrologia, Volume 39, Issue 5, 407-427, 2002.
  25. Camelbeeck Th., Van Camp M., Jongmans D., Francis O. and van Dam T., Comment on « Nature of the recent vertical ground movements inferred from high-precision leveling data in an intra-plate setting : NE Ardenne, Belgium » by A. Demoulin and A. Collignon, Journal of Geophysical Research, 10.1029/2001JB000397, 2002.
  26. Francis O., M. van Camp, T. van Dam, R. Warnant, and M. Hendrickx, Uplift of the Ardenne in long-term gravity variations in Membach (Belgium), Geophysical Journal International, 158,346-352, 2004.
  27. Van Camp M., S.D.P. Simons and O. Francis, Uncertainty of absolute gravity measurements, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, B05406, doi:10.1029/2004JB003497, 2005.
  28. Ihde J., T. Baker, C. Bruyninx, O. Francis, M. Amalvict, A. Kenyeres, J. Makinen, S. Shipman, J. Simek, H. Wilmes, Development of a European Combined Geodetic Network (ECGN), Journal of Geodynamics, Issue 4-5, 450-460, 2005.
  29. Sato T, J.P. Boy, Y. Tamura, L. Matsumoto, K. Asari, H.-P. Plag and O. Francis, Gravity Tide and seasonal gravity variation at Ny-Alesund, Svalbarg in Artic, Journal of Geodynamics, 41, 234-241, 2006.
  30. Sato, T., J. Okuno, J. Hinderer, D. S. MacMillan, H.-P. Plag, O. Francis, R. Falk, Y. Fukuda, A geophysical interpretation of the secular displacement and gravity rates observed at Ny-Alesund, Svalbard in the Arctic – Effects of the post-glacial rebound and present-day ice melting, Geophysical International Journal, 165 (3),729-743, 2006.
  31. Schmerge D. and O. Francis, Set standard deviation, repeatability and offset of absolute gravimeter A10-008, Metrologia, 43, 414-418, 2006.
  32. Lyard F., F. Lefevre, T. Letellier and O. Francis, Modelling the global ocean tides: modern insights from FES2004, Ocean Dynamics, DOI 10.1007/s10236-006-0086-x, 2006.
  33. Van Camp M. and O. Francis, Is the instrumental drift of superconducting gravimeters a linear or exponential function of time?, Journal of Geodesy, 10.1007/s00190-006-0110-4, 2006.

Referred Proceedings

  1. Francis O., Calibration of the C021 Superconducting Gravimeter in Membach (Belgium) Using 47 Days of Absolute Gravity Measurements, Gravity, Geoid and Marine Geodesy, International Association of Geodesy Symposia, Vol. 117, 212-219, Springer-Verlag, 1997.
  2. Francis O., Ducarme B. and Van Ruymbeke M., One Year of Registration With the C021 Cryogenic Gravimeter at the Membach Station (Belgium), Gravity, Geoid and Marine Geodesy, International Association of Geodesy Symposia, Vol. 117, 336-342, Springer-Verlag, 1997.
  3. Francis O., T. M. van Dam, M. Amalvict, M. Andrade de Sousa, M. Bilker, R. Billson, G. D’Agostino, S. Desogus, R. Falk, A. Germak, O. Gitlein, D. Jonhson, F. Klopping, J. Kostelecky, B. Luck, J. Mäkinen, D. McLaughlin, E. Nunez, C. Origlia, V. Palinkas, P. Richard, E. Rodriguez, D. Ruess, D. Schmerge, S. Thies, L. Timmen, M. Van Camp, D. van Westrum, H. Wilmes, Results of the International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters in Walferdange (Luxembourg) of November 2003, Proceedings of the IAG International Symposium: “Gravity, Geoid and Space Missions – GGSM2004”, Porto, Portugal, August 30-September 3, 2004, International Association of Geodesy Symposia, Vol. 129, Eds. C. Jekeli, L. Bastos and J. Fenandes, Springer Verlag, 272-275, 2005.
  4. Boedecker G., O. Francis, A. Kenyeres, Unified European Gravity Network 2002 (UEGN02) – Status 2004, Proceedings of the IAG International Symposium: “Gravity, Geoid and Space Missions – GGSM2004”, Porto, Portugal, August 30-September 3, 2004, International Association of Geodesy Symposia, Vol. 129, Eds. C. Jekeli, L. Bastos and J. Fenandes, Springer Verlag, 286-291, 2005.
  5. Jiang Zhiheng, Leonid Vitushkin, Matthias Becker, Olivier Francis, Philippe Jousset, Matthieu Ferry, François Dupont, Sébastien Deroussi, Laurent Métivier, Gwendaline Pajot, Chiungwu Lee, Chin-Lung Tsai, Reinhard Falk, Herbert Wilmes, Alexander Kopaev, Diethard Ruess, Christian Ullrich, Bruno Meurers, Jan Mrlina, Vojtech Palinkas, Jakub Kostelecky, Franck Pereira, Michel van Ruymbeke, Sébastien Naslin, Relative campaign during the International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters ICAG-2005 and the strategy of data treatment combined with the absolute results, Proceedings 1st IGFS, Istanbul 2006, ….

Unreferred Proceedings

  1. Francis O. and Mazzega P., M2 world ocean tide from tide gauge and gravity loading measurements, Cahier du Centre Européen de Géodésie et de Séismologie, Vol. 2, 187-196, 1991.
  2. Francis O. and Mazzega P., What can we learn about ocean tides from gauge measurements?, Proceedings XIth Int. Sympos. on Earth Tides, Ed. J. Kakkuri, Helsinki, Finland, 287-298, 1991.
  3. Francis O., Ducarme B., DeMeyer F. and Mäkinen J., Present state of absolute gravity measurements in Brussels and comparison with the superconducting gravimeter Drift, Cahiers du Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie, vol.11, 117-123, 1994.
  4. Mazzega P., Francis O. and Bergé M., OMP1: an inverse model of the global ocean tides, Proceedings XII Int. Sympos. on Earth Tides, Ed. H.T. Hsu, Beijing, China, 435-444, 1995.
  5. van Dam, T., J. Wahr, K. Larson, Francis O. and Robertson D., Absolute gravity and GPS measurements in Greenland, Program for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment (PARA), Greenland Science and Planning Meeting, October 15-16,1997, Tucson, USA, 1997.
  6. Melchior, P. and Francis O., Proper Usage of the ICET Data Bank – Du bon usage de la Banque de Données ICET, Comparison with theoretical applications on Earth Models, Proceedings of the XIII International Symposium on Earth Tides, Ed. B. Ducarme and P. Pâquet, July 22-25, 1997, Bruxelles, 377-396, 1998.
  7. Hinderer, J., Amalvict M., Florsch N., Francis O. and Makinen J., On the calibration of superconducting gravimeters with the help of absolute gravity measurements, Proceedings of the XIII International Symposium on Earth Tides, Ed. B. Ducarme and P.Pâquet, July 22-25, 1997, Bruxelles, 557-564, 1998.
  8. Francis O. and Ducarme B., International Center for Earth Tides (ICET), Science Services, International Association of Geodesy (IAG)/Federation of Astronomical & Geophysical Services (FAGS), Presented at the IAG Scientific Assembly, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 3-9, 1997, Published jointly by the OHIO State University and IAG Central Bureau, (1998), 15-20, 1998.
  9. Amalvict M., Hinderer J., Francis O., and Mäkinen J., Comparisons between absolute (AG) and superconducting (SG) gravimeters. In: R.Forsberg, M. Feissel and R. Dietrich (eds), Geodesy on the Move, Gravity, Geoid, Geodynamics, and Antarctica. IAG Scientific Assembly, IAG Symposia, 119, 24–29, 1998.
  10. Van Camp M., Francis O. and Camelbeeck T., Absolute gravity measurements in Belgium: a tool for geodynamic interpretation, Proceedings of the first Geologica Belgica International Meeting, Leuven, 11-15 September 2002, Aardk. Mededel., 12, 13-15, 2002.
  11. Vituskhin L., Jiang Z., Becker M., Francis O., Sixth International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters, ICAG-2001, Cahiers du Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie, vol.22, 37-43, 2003.
  12. Francis O., van Dam T.M., Processing of the Absolute data of the ICAG01, Cahiers du Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie, vol.22, 45-48, 2003.
  13. Sato T., Tamura Y., Matsumoto K., Asari K., Plag H.-P., van Dam T.M., Francis O., Comparison between Modeled and Observed Gravity Tidal Parameters at Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Cahiers du Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie, vol.22, 143-148, 2003.
  14. van Dam T., Plag H.-P., Francis O., Gegout P., GGFC Special Bureau for Loading: Current status and Plans, In: Proceedings of the IERS Workshop on Combination Research and Global Geophysical Fluids, Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich, Germany, 18 – 21 November 2002, Edited by B. Richter, W. Schwegmann, and W. R. Dick., IERS Technical Notes, 232 pp., IERS Technical Note 30, 180-198, 2003.
  15. Kenyeres A., Boedecker G., Francis O., Unified European Gravity Reference Network 2002 (UEGN2002): A Status Report, 3rd meeting of the International Gravity and Geoid Commission (IGGC), Tziavos (ed.), Gravity and Geoid 2002 – GG2002, 26-29, 2003.
  16. Vitushkin L., Jiang Z., Becker M. and Francis O., Analysis of the Results of the Sixth International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters ICAG-2001, 3rd meeting of the International Gravity and Geoid Commission (IGGC), Tziavos (ed.), Gravity and Geoid 2002 – GG2002, 13-18, 2003.

Un-referred Journal Publications

  1. Francis O. and Dehant V., Recomputation of the Green’s functions for tidal loading estimations, Bulletin d’Information des Marées Terrestres, N°100, 6962-6986, 1987.
  2. Francis O., On the accuracy of the Platzman’s charting for loading estimation, Bulletin d’Information des Marées Terrestres, N°101, 7010-7018, 1988.
  3. Francis O., Interactions between oceanic and earth tides, Bulletin d’Information des Marées Terrestres, N°112, 8131-8144, 1992.
  4. Francis O., Validation of ocean tide models by comparison to gravity loading measurements, Bulletin d’Information des Marées Terrestres, N°122, 9265-9271, 1995.
  5. Francis O., Questions et réponses: L’origine, la fréquence et l’intensité des marées océaniques dans nos régions et ailleurs dans le monde, Ciel et Terre, Vol. 112, N°1, 49-51, 1996.
  6. Melchior P., Francis O. and Ducarme B., Tidal Gravity Measurements in Southeast Asia, Bulletin d’Informations des Marées Terrestres, 125, 9493-9507, 1996.
  7. Francis O., Almavict M. and Hinderer J., Intercomparison between the FG5#202 and FG5#206 at the site of the superconducting gravimeter C021 in Membach (Belgium), Bulletin d’Information du Bureau Gravimétrique International, N°84, 36-39, 1999.
  8. Becker M., Berrino G., Camacho A.G., Falk R., Francis O., Cagnon C., Gerstenecker C., Liard J., Läufer, G., Meurers B., Navarro F.-J., Nowak I., Rehren F., Riccardi U., Richter B., Van Ruymbeke M., Schmidt K., Schnüll M., Stizza D., Friedrich J.E., Vauterin P. and Wilmes H., Results of relative gravimeter measurements at IAG97 intercomparison, Bulletin d’Information du Bureau Gravimétrique International, N°85, 61-72, 2000.
  9. d’Oreye N., van Dam T.M. and Francis O., An International Reference Station for Inter comparison of Absolute Gravimeters (ISIAG) in Walferdange, Luxembourg: the GRAVILUX Project, Bulletin d’Information du Bureau Gravimétrique International, N°86, 27-36, 2000.
  10. Melchior P. and Francis O., Tidal loading in the Caribbean Sea, as measured along the Central America and South America coasts, Wolfgang Torge’s Festschrift, Wissenschatftliche Arbeiten der Fachrichtung Vermessungswesen der Universität Hannover, 241, 25-41, 2001.
  11. van Dam, T.M., J. Wahr, K. Larson and O. Francis, Using GPS and Absolute gravity to observe ice mass changes in Greenland, Bulletin des Sciences Géographiques, Institut National de Cartographie et de Télédédection, Alger, Algérie, N°7, 3-8, 2001.
  12. Francis O., Réseau de gravimétrie absolue algérien, Bulletin des Sciences Géographiques, Institut National de Cartographie et de Télédédection, Alger, Algérie, N°9, 3-9, 2002.
  13. Melchior P., Flick J., Francis O., Genèse et Futur d’un laboratoire de Gravimétrie à Walferdange, Luxembourg, Helmut Moritz’s Festschrift, Institut für Geodäsie, Technische Unieversität Graz, 155-164, 2003.
  14. Francis O. and T. van Dam, Superconducting gravimeters in Seismology, Newsletter of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, N°21, 13-15, 2004.
  15. Ihde J., T. Baker, C. Bruyninx, O. Francis, M. Amalvict , A. Kenyeres, J. Makinen, S. Shipman, J. Simek, H. Wilmes, Concept and Status of the ECGN Project, EUREF Publication, No. 13, Symposium Toledo, 4-7 June 2003, in Mitteilungen des Bundesamtes für Kartographie und Geodäsie, Frankfurt a.M., Band 33, 57-65, 2004.
  16. Francis, O. and T. van Dam, Analysis of results of the International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters in Walferdange (Luxembourg) of November 2003, Cahiers du Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie, vol.26, 1-23, 2006.
  17. Ihde J., T. Baker, C. Bruyninx, O. Francis, M. Amalvict, J. Luthardt, G. Liebsch, A. Kenyeres, J. Makinen, S. Shipman, J. Simek, H. Wilmes, The Implementation of the ECGN stations – Status of the 1st Call for participation, EUREF Publication, No. 14, Symposium Bratislava, 2-5 June 2004, in Mitteilungen des Bundesamtes für Kartographie und Geodäsie, Frankfurt a.M., Band 35, 49-58, 2006.

Thèses

  1. Francis O., Modèle global des marées océaniques obtenu par inversion de mesures marégraphiques, gravimétriques et altimétriques, Dissertation Doctorale/UCL/ Louvain-la-Neuve, 196 pp., 1993.
  2. Francis O., 13.9 heures est une période de résonance des océans Atlantique et Indien, Thèse annexe/UCL/Louvain-la-Neuve, 7 pp., 1993

Editor

  • Editor of the “Bulletin d’Informations des Marées Terrestres” (1994 – 1998)
  • Editor of the “Cahiers du Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie”:
    • Volume 22: Proceedings of the workshop : “IMG-2002 Instrumentation and Metrology in Gravimetry”, 2003.
    • Volume 26: International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters in Walferdange (Luxembourg) of November 2003, 2006.