Alternative expressions for gravity gradients in local north-oriented frame and tensor spherical harmonics

Acta Geophysica

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-243

  Eshagh, Mehdi ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

gradiometric boundary value; gravity gradient; tensor spherical harmonics

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUES; GEOSCIENCES; GRAVITY GRADIENTS; NUMERICAL TESTS; POTENTIAL THEORY; SECOND ORDER DERIVATIVES; SPHERICAL HARMONIC SERIES; SPHERICAL HARMONICS;

SEA LEVEL; SPHERES; TENSORS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

GRAVITY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHOD; SEA LEVEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77951714436     PISSN: 18956572     EISSN: 18957455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11600-009-0048-z     Document Type: Article

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