Developments In Four-dimensional Geodesy: Selected Papers Of The Ron S. Mather Symposium On Four-dimensional Geodesy, Sydney, Australia, March 28-31, 1989 (lecture Notes In Earth Sciences)

This selection of papers emphasizes the advances in the field and covers a wide range of topics in geophysics, geodynamics, and oceanography to which modern geodesy is contributing. The fourth dimension in geodesy: Observing the deformation of the earth....Pages 1-14 Absolute gravimetry as an operational tool for geodynamics research....Pages 15-28 Satellite gravity gradiometry: A future technique for global high resolution gravity field recovery....Pages 29-46 Separation of inertia and gravitation in airborne gravimetry with GPS....Pages 47-63 Precise gravimetric geoid computations over large regions....Pages 65-83 A revision of R. Mather's work on the determination of stationary sea surface topography and global vertical datum definition....Pages 85-97 The effects of a possible change in climate on the earth's figure....Pages 99-109 Glacial rebound and sea-level change: An example of deformation of the earth by surface loading....Pages 111-137 Geodetic analysis of motion at a convergent plate boundary....Pages 139-159 Four dimensional adjustment of the finnish first-order triangulation: Results of a test computation....Pages 161-171 Precise geodynamic measurements in South America....Pages 173-184 Accuracy of GPS in crustal deformation studies: Observation and adjustment design....Pages 185-198 Monitoring crustal motion in Papua New Guinea using the global positioning system....Pages 199-219 The determination of present-day tectonic motions from laser ranging to LAGEOS....Pages 221-240 Nonlinear inversion of geodetic and geophysical data : Diagnosing nonlinearity....Pages 241-264 Fritz Brunner, Chris Rizos (eds.). Includes Bibliographical References.