CG3TOOL: An interactive computer program to process Scintrex CG-3/3M gravity data for high-resolution applications

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-171

  Gabalda, G ^a,b   Bonvalot, S ^a,c   Hipkin, R ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data reduction; Earth tide; Gravity; Network adjustment; Scintrex CG 3 3M

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; DATA REDUCTION; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

GRAVITY DATA;

GRAVITATION;

COMPUTER; DATA PROCESSING; EARTH TIDE; GRAVITY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0037367103     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(02)00114-0     Document Type: Article

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