Research Catalog

Title

Geodesy / Wolfgang Torge.

Author

Torge, Wolfgang.

Publication

Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, 1991.

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Details

Description

x, 264 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Uniform Title

Geodäsie. English

Alternative Title

Geodäsie.

Subject

• Geodesy
• geodesy
• Geodäsie
• Geodesia

Note

• Translation of: Geodäsie.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-253) and index.

Contents

• The Problem of Geodesy -- Historical Development of Geodesy -- The Spherical Earth Model -- The Ellipsoidal Earth Model -- The Geoid, Arc Measurements and National Geodetic Surveys -- Three-dimensional Geodesy -- Four-dimensional Geodesy -- Organization of Geodesy, Literature -- National Organizations -- International Collaboration -- Literature -- Reference Systems -- Basic Units and Fundamental Constants -- Time Systems -- Atomic Time, Dynamical Time -- Sidereal and Universal Time -- International Earth Rotation Service -- Celestial Reference System -- Equatorial System of Spherical Astronomy -- Precession and Nutation -- International Celestial Reference Frame -- Terrestrial Reference System -- Global Earth-Fixed Geocentric System -- Polar Motion, Length of Day, Geocenter Variations -- International Terrestrial Reference Frame -- Gravity Field Related Reference Systems -- Orientation of the Local Vertical -- Local Astronomic Systems -- The Gravity Field of the Earth -- Fundamentals of Gravity Field Theory -- Gravitation, Gravitational Potential -- Gravitation of a Spherically Symmetric Earth -- Properties of the Gravitational Potential -- Centrifugal Acceleration, Centrifugal Potential -- Gravity Acceleration, Gravity Potential -- Geometry of the Gravity Field -- Level Surfaces and Plumb Lines -- Local Gravity Field Representation, Curvatures -- Natural Coordinates -- Spherical Harmonic Expansion of the Gravitational Potential -- Expansion of the Reciprocal Distance -- Expansion of the Gravitational Potential.
• Geometrical Interpretation of the Surface Spherical Harmonics -- Physical Interpretation of the Harmonic Coefficients -- The Geoid -- Mean Sea Level -- The Geoid as Height Reference Surface -- Temporal Gravity Variations -- Gravitational Constant, Earth Rotation -- Tidal Acceleration, Tidal Potential -- Non-Tidal Temporal Variations -- The Geodetic Earth Model -- The Rotational Ellipsoid -- Parameters and Coordinate Systems -- Curvature -- Spatial Geodetic Coordinates -- The Normal Gravity Field -- The Level Ellipsoid, Level Spheroids -- The Normal Gravity Field of the Level Ellipsoid -- Geometry of the Normal Gravity Field -- Geodetic Reference Systems -- Methods of Measurement -- Atmospheric Refraction -- Tropospheric Refraction -- Ionospheric Refraction -- Satellite Observations -- Undisturbed Satellite Motion -- Perturbed Satellite Motion -- Artificial Earth Satellites -- Direction, Range and Range Rate Measurements: Classical Methods -- Global Positioning System (GPS) -- Laser Distance Measurements -- Satellite Altimetry -- Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking, Satellite Gravity Gradiometry -- Geodetic Astronomy -- Optical Observation Instruments -- Astronomic Positioning and Azimuth Determination -- Reductions -- Very Long Baseline Interferometry -- Gravimetry -- Absolute Gravity Measurements -- Relative Gravity Measurements -- Gravity Reference Systems -- Gravity Measurements on Moving Platforms -- Gravity Gradiometry -- Continuous Gravity Measurements -- Terrestrial Geodetic Measurements.
• Horizontal and Vertical Angle Measurements -- Distance Measurements, Total Stations -- Leveling -- Tilt and Strain Measurements -- Methods of Evaluation -- Residual Gravity Field -- Disturbing Potential, Height Anomaly, Geoid Height -- Gravity Disturbance, Gravity Anomaly, Deflection of the Vertical -- Statistical Description of the Gravity Field, Interpolation -- Three-dimensional Positioning -- Observation Equations -- Geodetic Datum -- Horizontal Positioning -- Ellipsoidal Trigonometry -- Reductions to the Ellipsoid -- Computations on the Ellipsoid -- Height Determination -- Heights from Geometric Leveling -- Trigonometrical Heights -- Heights from GPS -- Fundamentals of Gravity Field Modeling -- The Geodetic Boundary-Value Problem -- Gravitation of Topography -- Gravity Reductions to the Geoid -- Orientation and Scale of Gravity Field Models -- Global Gravity Field Modeling -- Spherical Harmonic Expansions -- Low-degree Gravity Field Models -- High-degree Gravity Field Models -- Local Gravity Field Modeling -- Gravimetric Geoid Heights and Deflections of the Vertical -- Gravimetric Height Anomalies and Surface Deflections of the Vertical -- The External Gravity Field -- Astrogeodetic Geoid and Quasigeoid Determination -- Combined Methods for Positioning and Gravity Field Determination -- Earth Models and Optimum Earth Parameters -- Least Squares Collocation -- Geodetic and Gravimetric Networks -- Horizontal Control Networks -- Design and Observation -- Computation and Orientation -- Vertical Control Networks.
• Three-dimensional Networks -- Global and Continental Networks -- National Networks -- Gravity Networks -- Structure and Dynamics of the Earth -- The Geophysical Earth Model -- The Upper Layers of the Earth -- Structure of the Earth's Crust and Upper Mantle -- Isostasy -- Plate Tectonics -- Interpretation of the Gravity Field -- Geodesy and Geodynamics -- Changes in Earth Rotation -- Sea Level Variations -- Recent Crustal Movements -- Gravity Variations with Time -- Earth Tides.

ISBN

• 3110124084
• 9783110124088
• 0899256805
• 9780899256801

LCCN

91022158

OCLC

• ocm24065061
• 24065061
• SCSB-1936404

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library