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However, higher temporal and spatial gravity resolution needed will lead to requirements, which in the long-term cannot be reached by classical technologies alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whereas classical accelerometers suffer from high noise at low frequencies, cold atom interferometers (CAI) are highly accurate over the entire frequency range and do not suffer from long term drift.&nbsp;Several studies related to these new sensor concepts were initiated at ESA, mainly focusing on technology development for different instrument configurations (gravity gradiometers and satellite-to-satellite ranging systems) and including validation activities, e.g. three successful airborne surveys with a CAI gravimeter. 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