Pavlis, Erricos C.Paolozzi, AntonioSindoni, GiampieroCiufolini, Ignazio2020-10-092020-10-092015-06-10E. C. Pavlis, A. Paolozzi, G. Sindoni and I. Ciufolini, "Contribution of LARES and geodetic satellites on environmental monitoring," 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), Rome, 2015, pp. 1989-1994, doi: 10.1109/EEEIC.2015.7165479.https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2015.7165479http://hdl.handle.net/11603/197902015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 10-13 June 2015, Rome, ItalyLARES is the latest laser ranged geodetic satellite launched in orbit. It is an Italian Space Agency mission devoted mainly to test fundamental physics. However, it will be shown in the present paper that it will also contribute significantly to Earth science. The use of LARES together with the constellation of the other geodetic satellites will provide improvements in the measurement of the gravity field of Earth including its temporal variation measurements. In particular the latter carries signatures of mass redistribution due to several phenomena including global atmospheric and oceanic circulation, useful not only for monitoring global climate change but also to provide a means for climate model validation.6 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.Public Domain Mark 1.0This work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. LawText