A World Vertical Network.

Abstract

Gravimetric data, levelling, and precise position fixes using artificial satellites or the Moon could be combined to estimate the potential difference between benchmarks situated far apart to an accuracy of a few tenths of kgal m. This is substantially better than what can be obtained with tide gauges, which are affected by the stationary sea surface topography. A set of these benchmarks can link national and continental levelling nets into a unified World Vertical Network. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA086011

Entities

People

  • Oscar L. Colombo

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Estimators
  • Geodesy
  • Geography
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Gravity Anomalies
  • Grids
  • Latitude
  • Measurement
  • North America
  • Optimal Estimators
  • Simulations
  • Spherical Harmonics
  • Stochastic Processes
  • World Geodetic System

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Neural Network Machine Learning.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space