On Gravity Measurements at Sea

Abstract

As the gravity measurements at sea are very important for establishing the World Geodetic System the author gives a glimpse of the history, theroy and praxis of these measurements as well as of their reduction to sea level. The most important gravity measuring cruises will be listed. Some erroneous opinions concerning the speed and accuracy of the gravity measurements at sea will be corrected.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1952
Accession Number
ADA076030

Entities

People

  • Weikko A. Heiskanen

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Pressure
  • Equations
  • Geography
  • Gravity Anomalies
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Water
  • Second World War
  • South America
  • Topography
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • World Geodetic System

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Geodesy
  • Oceanography.