Gravimetric Methods - Absolute Gravimeter: Instruments Concepts and Implementation

Treatise on Geophysics

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 43-64

  Niebauer, T ^a  

^a Migro g Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Absolute gravity meter; Accuracy; Free fall gravity meter; Gravimeter; Pendulum; Precision; Relative gravity meter; Repeatability; Spring gravity meter; Superconducting gravity meter

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551499635     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044452748-6.00055-9     Document Type: Chapter

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