Finite Element Models of the Earth's Gravity Field.

Abstract

Methods are developed and demonstrated for constructing piecewise local models for gravity anomalies. The approach is shown to be computationally more efficient (by a factor of about 20) than competing methods. The report includes software listings and test cases. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 05, 1979
Accession Number
ADA076114

Entities

People

  • John L. Junkins
  • Remi C. Engels

Organizations

  • Virginia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capillary Electrophoresis
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Cell Size
  • Chebyshev Polynomials
  • Computer Science
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Error Analysis
  • Gravity Anomalies
  • Grids
  • Intellectual Property
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Network Protocols
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.