Geodetic versus geophysical perspectives of the 'gravity anomaly'

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-43

  Hackney, R I ^a   Featherstone, W E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ellipsoid; Geodesy; Geoid; Geophysics; Gravity anomaly; Gravity disturbance; Height

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; GEOPHYSICS; GRAVIMETRY; GRAVITY ANOMALY;

EID: 0038299394     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01941.x     Document Type: Article

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