Open AccessThe gravimetric geoid of Great Britain and Ireland *
Author(s) -
Olliver J. G.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1980.tb02619.x
Subject(s) - geoid , geodesy , geology , undulation of the geoid , radius , ellipsoid , geophysics , computer security , computer science , measured depth
Summary The free‐air co‐geoid of Great Britain and Ireland was computed entirely by Stokes's integral, using mean free‐air anomalies for 5|Mo |MX 5|Mo, 1|Mo |MX 1|Mo and 10’|MX 20’compartments, with an estimated standard error of less than 1 m. Comparisons were made with astrogeodetic and Doppler‐derived geoid heights, and values determined for the zero‐order undulation and implied equatorial radius of the mean Earth ellipsoid. Geoid heights were also computed from GEM 10 potential coefficients.