Developments in Four-Dimensional Geodesy: Selected Papers of the Ron S. Mather Symposium on Four- Dimensional Geodesy, Sydney, Australia, March 28-31,

ISBN-13: 9783540523321 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 264 str.

Fritz K. Brunner; Chris Rizos

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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.