On the efficiency of barometric arrays to improve the reduction of atmospheric effects on gravity data

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 161, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 224-242

  Riccardi, U ^a   Hinderer, J ^b   Boy, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

Author keywords

Air pressure admittance; Atmosphere; Barometric array; Global loading; Gravity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BAROMETERS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; GRAVIMETERS; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

AIR PRESSURE ADMITTANCE; ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; BAROMETRIC ARRAY; GRAVITY DATA;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BAROMETRY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GRAVITY WAVE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

ALSACE; BAS-RHIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; STRASBOURG; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247491489     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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