Geophysical geodesy : the slow deformations of the earth
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Geophysical geodesy : the slow deformations of the earth
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1988
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Hokkaido University, Library, Graduate School of Science, Faculty of Science and School of Science図書
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Bibliography: p. 654-709
Includes index
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In this work the author sets out to provide a geophysical and geological rationale for geodetic experiments, past, present and future, offering insights into the methods, principles and potential of geodetic science for other Earth scientists. Geodesy is the study of the shape and gravity field of the Earth. The term "geophysical geodesy" describes here those geodetic methods that, together with the geological and geophysical evidence, contribute to the examination of the slow deformation of the Earth. It includes the study of crustal motion, of spatial and temporal variations in the gravity field and of the planet's rotation and tidal deformations. A basic knowledge of geodesy and geophysics is assumed, but where appropriate, selected references are given to background literature. The book is aimed primarily at graduate students in geodesy and geophysics, but advanced undergraduate students may also find it useful. The information discussed may also be of value to geodesists who wish to understand the geophysical implications of their measurements and to geophysicists interested in how the geodetic results have been obtained.
The examples of the application of geodetic measurements to geophysical and geological problems have been chosen to illustrate the full range of applications that may be in the forefront of future research.
Table of Contents
- Part 1: An overview. Part 2 Geodetic concepts: gravity and gravitational potential
- elements of potential theory
- co-ordinate reference frames
- precession and nutation
- rotational motion of a deformable body - general formulation. Part 3 The geophysical setting: radial earth structure
- lateral variations
- the plate tectonics hypothesis
- some special loading problem. Part 4 The hydrosphere and atmosphere: sea-level
- late Pleistocene and Holocene sea-levels
- ocean tides
- the atmosphere
- the atmosphere in motion
- ground-water and the water balance. Part 5 Terrestrial geodetic methods: control surveys
- strain analysis
- gravity
- astronomical latitude, longitude, and time
- tilt and strain. Part 6 Satellite methods: orbital mechanics
- observing earth satellites
- estimating geodetic parameters
- estimating oceanographic parameters. Part 7 Lunar methods: motion of the moon
- lunar tides
- lunar laser ranging
- estimating selenodetic and geodetic constants. Part 8 Radio interferometric methods: principles of long-baseline interferometry
- estimating geodetic and geophysical parameters
- radio interferometric observations of satellites. Part 9 The Earth's gravity field: interpretation - general considerations
- gravity and tectonics - some examples
- the core-mantle boundary. Part 10 Crustal movements: stress in the crust and lithosphere
- instantaneous global tectonic motions
- vertical movements on geological time scales
- deformation at plate boundaries - some examples
- post-glacial rebound. Part 11 Tides and rotation of the Earth: the free rotational modes of the Earth
- the forced nutations of the Earth
- tidal estimates of Love numbers
- tidal accelerations, torques, and dissipation
- some rotational excitation mechanisms. Part 12: Epilogue. References. Index.
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