Point Mass Models and the Anomalous Gravitational Field,

Abstract

Single- and multi-layer continuous and discrete anomalous mass distributions and its relation to the spectrum of the anomalous gravitational field are investigated. A fast procedure for the calculation of gravity anomaly degree variances from regularly distributed point masses is outlined. Emphasis is put on the central role of Fast Fourier Transform methods on the sphere for all numerical determinations of point mass models from harmonic coefficients and/or surface gravity anomaly data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA115216

Entities

People

  • Hans Suenkel

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Covariance
  • Discrete Distribution
  • Eigenvalues
  • Equations
  • Fast Fourier Transforms
  • Fourier Transformation
  • Frequency Domain
  • Gravitational Fields
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Anomalies
  • Integrals
  • Linear Systems
  • Power Spectra
  • Spherical Harmonics
  • White Noise

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation