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Author(s) -
Pisacane Vincent L.
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/rg021i003p00585
Subject(s) - geodesy , geology , geophysics , gravitational field , solid earth , figure of the earth , physics , classical mechanics
Many major advances in geodesy have been precipitated by the development of new or improved techniques for obtaining geophysical data. Geometrical geodesy, the study of the shape of the earth, has benefited from measurements of absolute and relative positions. Physical geodesy, the study of the gravity field, has benefited from measurements of the components of the absolute and relative gravity vectors. The significance of new techniques has been clearly recognized.