Analysis of the repeated absolute gravity measurements in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary from the period 1991-2010 considering instrumental and hydrological effects

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-42

  Pálinkáš, Vojtech ^a   Lederer, Martin ^b   Kostelecký, Jakub ^a   Šimek, Jaroslav ^a   Mojzeš, Marcel ^c   Ferianc, Dušan ^d   Csapó, Géza ^e  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GEODESY   (Czech Republic)

^b Land Survey Office   (Czech Republic)

^c SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^d Geodetic and Cartographic Institute in Bratislava   (Slovakia)

^e GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OF HUNGARY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Absolute gravimeter; Gravity acceleration; Hydrological effects; Offset; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; GRAVIMETRY; GRAVITY; HYDROLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CZECH REPUBLIC; HUNGARY; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 84872003585     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-012-0576-1     Document Type: Article

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