Gravity gradients at satellite altitudes

Chovitz, Bernard H.; Lucas, James R.; Morrison, F. F. (F. Foster)

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Gravity gradients at satellite altitudes

1973
By Chovitz, Bernard H. ; Lucas, James R. ; Morrison, F. F. (F. Foster)
Series: NOAA technical report NOS 59

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Chovitz, Bernard H. ; Lucas, James R. ; Morrison, F. F. (F. Foster)
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National Ocean Survey
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NOS (National Ocean Service)
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The availability of detailed worldwide gravity anomaly information in the form of 1⁰ square blocks makes possible the computation of gravity gradients at close (under 300 km) altitudes, thus indicating the sensitivity required of a satellite-borne gradiometer.
Keywords:

Artificial Satellites In Geographical Research Gravity Anomalies Harmonic Analysis Satellite Geodesy Artificial Satellites In Geographical Research Gravity Anomalies Harmonic Analysis Satellite Geodesy
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NOAA technical report NOS 59
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PDF
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NOAA National Ocean Service
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Technical Report
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https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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CC0 Public Domain
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