Geodesy and Physics of the Earth : Geodetic Contributions to Geodynamics The investigation of the kinematics and dynamics of the Earth has achieved remarkable progresses in the last decades in understanding and explaining a large variety of geo dynamical geophysical and geological phenomena. The impact of increasingly precise geodetic space time measurements and analyses have much contributed to these results. Papers presented atthe 7th International Symposium on Geodesy and Physics of the Earth focus onfour topics: Present Day Tectonic Motions Gravity Field and its Variation Earth Rotation Characteristics International Programs for Geodesy and Geodynamics Researchers and advanced students may use this volume as a comprehensive reference of concepts techniques and results