Physical geodesy
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Physical geodesy
Springer, c2006
2nd corr. ed.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-396) and index
"... 1967, the year of the first release of Physical Geodesy by Weikko A. Heiskanen and Helmut Moritz."--Foreword
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Description
"Physical Geodesy", published in 1967, has for many years been considered as the standard introduction to its field. The enormous progress since then has required a complete reworking. While basic material has been retained other parts are completely updated. However, there is a seamless welding of new ideas and methods (GPS, satellites, collocation). Highlights include: emphasis on global integration of geometry and gravity, a simplified approach to Molodensky's theory without integral equations, and a general combination of all geodetic data by least-squares collocation. In the second edition minor mistakes have been corrected.
Table of Contents
Motivation.- Fundamentals of potential theory.- Gravity field of the earth.- Gravity reduction.- Heights.- The geometry of the earth.- Gravity field outside the earth.- Space methods.- Modern views on the determination of the figure of the earth.- Statistical methods in physical geodesy.- Least-squares collocation.- Computational methods.
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