Integrating absolute gravimetry into the Canadian Spatial Reference System: Current efforts and priorities

21st International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation, ION GNSS 2008

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages 2648-2656

  Henton, Joseph A ^a   Silliker, Jason ^b   Liard, Jacques O ^b   Bérubé, Mario ^b   Craymer, Michael R ^a   Duval, Robert ^b   Gagnon, Carey ^b  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETRY; ABSOLUTE GRAVITY; CANADIAN SPATIAL REFERENCE SYSTEMS; GEODETIC TECHNIQUE; GLACIAL ISOSTATIC ADJUSTMENT; GRAVITY DATA; ICE SHEET; MASS CHANGE; MULTI-PURPOSE; ORTHOMETRIC HEIGHTS; RADIAL CHANGE; REFERENCE FRAME; TERRESTRIAL REFERENCE SYSTEMS; TIME EVOLUTIONS; VERTICAL COMPONENT; VERTICAL MOTIONS; VISCOUS RESPONSE;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GRAVIMETERS; NAVIGATION; SEA LEVEL;

GEODETIC SATELLITES;

EID: 70149092794     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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