Treatise on Geophysics, Volume 3

Klappentext Geodesy! which is the science of measuring the size and shape of the Earth! explores the theory! instrumentation and results from modern geodetic systems. The beginning sections of the volume cover the theory of the Earth's gravity field! the instrumentation for measuring the field! and its temporal variations. The measurements and results obtained from variations in the rotation of the Earth are covered in the sections on short and long period rotation hanges. Space based geodetic methods! including the global positioning system (GPS) and Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (SAR)! are also examined in detail. Inhaltsverzeichnis Overview Potential Theory and Static Gravity Field of the Earth Gravimetric Methods Absolute Gravimeter: Instruments, Concepts and Implementation Superconducting Gravimetry Spacecraft Altimeter Measurements Time Variable Gravity Earth Tides Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Time-Variable Gravity from Satellites Earth Rotation Variations Long Period Variations Nearly Diurnal Variations GPS and Space Based Geodetic Methods Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar Geodesy

Klappentext

Geodesy, which is the science of measuring the size and shape of the Earth, explores the theory, instrumentation and results from modern geodetic systems. The beginning sections of the volume cover the theory of the Earth's gravity field, the instrumentation for measuring the field, and its temporal variations. The measurements and results obtained from variations in the rotation of the Earth are covered in the sections on short and long period rotation hanges. Space based geodetic methods, including the global positioning system (GPS) and Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (SAR), are also examined in detail.

Inhalt

Overview
Potential Theory and Static Gravity Field of the Earth
Gravimetric Methods
Absolute Gravimeter: Instruments, Concepts and Implementation
Superconducting Gravimetry
Spacecraft Altimeter Measurements
Time Variable Gravity
Earth Tides
Glacial Isostatic Adjustment
Time-Variable Gravity from Satellites
Earth Rotation Variations
Long Period Variations
Nearly Diurnal Variations
GPS and Space Based Geodetic Methods
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar Geodesy