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Executive editors: Jean Dumoulin, Anette Eltner, Francesco Soldovieri & Håkan Svedhem
eISSN: GI 2193-0864, GID 2193-0872

Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI) is a not-for-profit open-access interdisciplinary electronic journal for swift publication of original articles and short communications in the area of geoscientific instruments. It covers four main areas: (i) atmospheric and geospace sciences, (ii) Earth science, (iii) ocean science, and (iv) urban environmental monitoring. A unique feature of the journal is the emphasis on the synergy between science and technology that facilitates advances in GI.

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News

13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

03 Dec 2025 New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation

The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.

03 Dec 2025 New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation

The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.

02 Jun 2025 GI executive editor Francesco Soldovieri received the 2025 Christiaan Huygens Medal

The GI editorial board would like to extend its warmest congratulations to Francesco Soldovieri (one of our executive editors and former GI division chair) on receiving the 2025 Christiaan Huygens Medal.

02 Jun 2025 GI executive editor Francesco Soldovieri received the 2025 Christiaan Huygens Medal

The GI editorial board would like to extend its warmest congratulations to Francesco Soldovieri (one of our executive editors and former GI division chair) on receiving the 2025 Christiaan Huygens Medal.

Recent papers

26 Feb 2026
The development of a reference corner cube inertial suspension device
Bing Zhang, Xiaoyi Zhu, Qiong Wu, Bing Xue, Lili Xing, Yanxiong Wu, Peng Su, Xiaolei Wang, Yuru Wang, Shuaibo Zhao, Chuhan Wang, and Kaihang Liu
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 15, 65–73, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-15-65-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-15-65-2026, 2026
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25 Feb 2026
THEMIS: Spin Axis Magnetic Field Reconstruction
Adrian Pöppelwerth, Hans-Ulrich Auster, Vassilis Angelopoulos, James M. McTiernan, James W. Lewis, and Ferdinand Plaschke
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-803,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-803, 2026
Preprint under review for GI (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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24 Feb 2026
Causal and uncertainty-aware digital-twin framework for ultra–low-noise geoscientific inertial sensors
Antonino D'Alessandro
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-628,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-628, 2026
Preprint under review for GI (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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17 Feb 2026
Volcanosonda: A Novel, Lightweight and Low-Cost Instrument for In-Situ Characterization of Volcanic Clouds – A Cross-Comparison Experiment
Camilo Naranjo, Marcello Bitetto, Maria Fabrizia Buongiorno, Ernesto Corrales, Jorge Andres Diaz, Alessandro Filippeschi, Matteo Gemignani, Gaetano Giudice, Lorenzo Guerrieri, Irene Marsili, Luca Merucci, Malvina Silvestri, Dario Stelitano, Angelo Vitale, Riccardo Biondi, Salvo Marcuccio, and Stefano Corradini
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-226,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-226, 2026
Preprint under review for GI (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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16 Feb 2026
Multi-scale and multi-compartment monitoring of tree vitality – Integrating soil, stem, crown, and remote sensing observations
Moritz Mauz, Stefan Ehekircher, Andreas Braun, Armin Niessner, Tamara Schober, Göran Spangenberg, Jürgern Schäffer, Sebastian Hein, and Volker Hochschild
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-354,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-354, 2026
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Highlight articles

22 Oct 2025
Experiences and Lessons Learned from Designing and Testing of an Air System and a Drilling Fluid Circulation System Adapted for Subglacial Bedrock Sampling in Antarctica
Yazhou Li, Gansheng Yang, Jing Wang, Kai Zhang, Bing Li, Yangxi Lu, Zheng Zhou, Zufang Wang, Ruozhou Huang, Xingwen Lai, Yuchen Sun, and Mingqi Wang
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 14, 277–294, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-14-277-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-14-277-2025, 2025
Short summary Executive editor
18 Aug 2023
New ring shear deformation apparatus for three-dimensional multiphase experiments: first results
Shae McLafferty, Haley Bix, Kyle Bogatz, and Jacqueline E. Reber
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 12, 141–154, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-12-141-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-12-141-2023, 2023
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14 Jul 2023
Design and performance of the Hotrod melt-tip ice-drilling system
William Colgan, Christopher Shields, Pavel Talalay, Xiaopeng Fan, Austin P. Lines, Joshua Elliott, Harihar Rajaram, Kenneth Mankoff, Morten Jensen, Mira Backes, Yunchen Liu, Xianzhe Wei, Nanna B. Karlsson, Henrik Spanggård, and Allan Ø. Pedersen
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 12, 121–140, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-12-121-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-12-121-2023, 2023
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Notice on the current situation in Ukraine

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In accordance with current European restrictions, Copernicus Publications does not step into business relations with and issue APC-invoices (articles processing charges) to Russian and Belarusian institutions. The peer-review process and scientific exchange of our journals including preprint posting is not affected. However, these restrictions require that the first contact (contractual partner of Copernicus) has an affiliation and invoice address outside Russia or Belarus.