Developments in Four-Dimensional Geodesy
Selected papers of the Ron S. Mather Symposium on Four- Dimensional Geodesy, Sydney, Australia, March 28-31, 1989
1st Edition
Published on 7. March 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 264 pages
978-3-540-52332-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
23 s/w Abbildungen
X, 264 p. 23 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
488 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-52332-1 (9783540523321)
DOI
10.1007/BFb0009877
Schweitzer Classification
Content
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.