Premium
Applications of deformation analysis in geodesy and geodynamics
Author(s) -
Dermanis Athanasios,
Livieratos Evangelos
Publication year - 1983
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 - 10.1029/rg021i001p00041
Subject(s) - geodynamics , geodesy , geology , deformation (meteorology) , geodetic datum , geophysics , gravitational field , infinitesimal , field (mathematics) , solid earth , geometry , classical mechanics , mathematics , seismology , mathematical analysis , physics , pure mathematics , oceanography , tectonics
The role of deformation analysis is discussed with respect to its existing or possible future applications in geodesy and geodynamics. Expressions for strain tensors are given in the more general case of Riemannian spaces and specialized for Euclidean spaces and the case of infinitesimal deformation. Among the various applications, special emphasis is given to the study of crustal deformations of the earth, deformations of the gravity field, and gravity field related deformations. Other applications are also considered.