Calibration of a superconducting gravimeter by comparison with an absolute gravimeter FG5 in Boulder

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1075-1078

  Francis, O ^a   Niebauer, T M ^b   Sasagawa, G ^c   Klopping, F ^d   Gschwind, J ^d  

^a ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Micro g Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES; TIDES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETERS; SUPERCONDUCTING GRAVIMETERS; ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER; AIR PRESSURES; CALIBRATION FACTORS; EARTH TIDE; MOVING PLATFORM; NOISE ESTIMATES; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; SUPERCONDUCTING GRAVIMETER;

GRAVIMETERS;

CALIBRATION; GRAVIMETER;

EID: 0032049492     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00712     Document Type: Article

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