This selection of papers emphasizes the advances in the field and covers a wide range of topics in geophysics, geodynamics, and oceanography to which modern geodesy is contributing.
Edited by:
Fritz K. Brunner, Chris Rizos Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Country of Publication: Germany Volume: 29 Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 170mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 552g ISBN:9783540523321 ISBN 10: 3540523324 Series:Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences Pages: 264 Publication Date:07 March 1990 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
The fourth dimension in geodesy: Observing the deformation of the earth.- Absolute gravimetry as an operational tool for geodynamics research.- Satellite gravity gradiometry: A future technique for global high resolution gravity field recovery.- Separation of inertia and gravitation in airborne gravimetry with GPS.- Precise gravimetric geoid computations over large regions.- A revision of R. Mather's work on the determination of stationary sea surface topography and global vertical datum definition.- The effects of a possible change in climate on the earth's figure.- Glacial rebound and sea-level change: An example of deformation of the earth by surface loading.- Geodetic analysis of motion at a convergent plate boundary.- Four dimensional adjustment of the finnish first-order triangulation: Results of a test computation.- Precise geodynamic measurements in South America.- Accuracy of GPS in crustal deformation studies: Observation and adjustment design.- Monitoring crustal motion in Papua New Guinea using the global positioning system.- The determination of present-day tectonic motions from laser ranging to LAGEOS.- Nonlinear inversion of geodetic and geophysical data : Diagnosing nonlinearity.
