A solution to the downward continuation effect on the geoid determined by Stokes' formula

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 94-100

  Sjoberg L E ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analytical continuation; Downward continuation; Poisson's integral; Stokes' formula

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; GEODESY; GEOID; GRAVITY ANOMALY; SPHERICAL HARMONICS; STOKES FORMULA; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0038648776     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-002-0306-1     Document Type: Article

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