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Gravimetry and Gravity Field Models
Author(s) -
JEKELI CHRISTOPHER
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1002/rog.1991.29.s1.123
Subject(s) - gravimetry , gradiometer , compendium , gravitational field , geodesy , gravimeter , field (mathematics) , gravitation , gravity of earth , work (physics) , physics , geophysics , geology , classical mechanics , astronomy , interferometry , mathematics , geography , magnetic field , pure mathematics , casing , archaeology , magnetometer , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
A compendium of four years' work in the measurement and modeling of the Earth's gravity field shows steady progress in the improvement of spherical harmonic expansions and includes continued analysis of a yet‐to‐be realized dedicated space gravity mission. Newton's gravitational law was put to the test, the airborne gravity gradiometer was field tested, and airborne gravimetry is achieving respectable results. The review covers work performed at U.S. institutions and published during the quadrennium 1987–1990.