Geodesy

By: Wolfgang Torge

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Hardcover | 30 May 2001 | Edition Number 3

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434 Pages

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18 - 21

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13 - 16

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23.0 x 15.5 x 2.54

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The third edition of this well-known textbook, first published in 1980, has been completely revised in order to adequately reflect the drastic changes which occured in the field of geodesy in the last twenty years. Reference systems are now well established by space techniques, which dominate positioning and gravity field determination. Terrestrial techniques still play an important role at local and regional applications, whereby remarkable progress has been made with respect to automatic data aquisition. Evaluation methods are now three-dimensional in principle, and have to take the gravity field into account. Geodetic control networks follow these developments, with far-reaching consequences for geodetic practice. Finally, the increased accuracy of geodetic products and high data rates have significantly increased the contributions of geodesy to geodynamics research, thus strengthening the role of geodesy within the geosciences. The present state of geodesy is illustrated by recent examples of instruments and results. An extensive reference list supports further studies.

Industry Reviews

"There is sufficient new material in this edition to prompt anyone seriously interested in the subject to consider purchasing it."
L. M. Sebert in: Geomatica 1/2002

"Dieses Buch wird allen Geodasie-Studenten und den Berufskollegen, die mit geodatischen Fragestellungen konfrontiert werden, zur Anschaffung warmstens empfohlen."
B. Witte in: Flachenmanagement und Bodenordnung

"Es ist das bisher einzige Textbuch mit einem aktuellen Überblick uber die Geometrische und Physikalische Geodasie, uber geodatische Referenzsysteme und uber die zeitabhangigen geodatischen Konzeptionen im Zeitalter der geodatischen ''NanoScience''. Der Autor ist zum neuesten Werk zu begluckwunschen: Moge eine weitere Verbreitung ein minimaler Dank fur die jahrzehntelange harte Arbeit am neuen Text sein. Als Leitfaden fur die eigene Arbeit benotigt jeder Geodat und Geoinformatiker dieses hoch willkommene Textbuch."
E. W. Grafarend in: Zeitschrift fur Vermessungswesen 6/2001

"Deshalb konnen wir das Buch als Lehr- und Handbuch fur Studenten, Hochschullehrer, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter, Promovierende, sogar Diplomingenieure in der Praxis, fur jede, die in einem einzigen Band ein klares Bild uber die gesamte (hohere) Geodasie und ihrer Lage in dem Prozess des naturwissenschaflichen Erkennens der Erde bekommen mochten wohl begrundet empfehlen."
Peter Biro in: Allgemeine Vermessungsnachrichten 1/2006

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Non-Fiction Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning Geography Geodesy & Surveying for Maps & Charts Earth Sciences Geology & The Lithosphere Science Physics Applied Physics Geophysics Science in General

Introduction	p. 1
Definition of Geodesy	p. 1
The Problem of Geodesy	p. 2
Historical Development of Geodesy	p. 4
The Spherical Earth Model	p. 4
The Ellipsoidal Earth Model	p. 7
The Geoid, Arc Measurements and National Geodetic Surveys	p. 10
Three-dimensional Geodesy	p. 12
Four-dimensional Geodesy	p. 13
Organization of Geodesy, Literature	p. 13
National Organizations	p. 13
International Collaboration	p. 14
Literature	p. 15
Reference Systems	p. 18
Basic Units and Fundamental Constants	p. 18
Time Systems	p. 20
Atomic Time, Dynamical Time	p. 20
Sidereal and Universal Time	p. 21
International Earth Rotation Service	p. 24
Celestial Reference System	p. 25
Equatorial System of Spherical Astronomy	p. 26
Precession and Nutation	p. 28
International Celestial Reference Frame	p. 30
Terrestrial Reference System	p. 31
Global Earth-Fixed Geocentric System	p. 32
Polar Motion, Length of Day, Geocenter Variations	p. 33
International Terrestrial Reference Frame	p. 36
Gravity Field Related Reference Systems	p. 38
Orientation of the Local Vertical	p. 38
Local Astronomic Systems	p. 39
The Gravity Field of the Earth	p. 45
Fundamentals of Gravity Field Theory	p. 45
Gravitation, Gravitational Potential	p. 45
Gravitation of a Spherically Symmetric Earth	p. 48
Properties of the Gravitational Potential	p. 50
Centrifugal Acceleration, Centrifugal Potential	p. 54
Gravity Acceleration, Gravity Potential	p. 55
Geometry of the Gravity Field	p. 57
Level Surfaces and Plumb Lines	p. 57
Local Gravity Field Representation, Curvatures	p. 59
Natural Coordinates	p. 64
Spherical Harmonic Expansion of the Gravitational Potential	p. 66
Expansion of the Reciprocal Distance	p. 67
Expansion of the Gravitational Potential	p. 69
Geometrical Interpretation of the Surface Spherical Harmonics	p. 73
Physical Interpretation of the Harmonic Coefficients	p. 74
The Geoid	p. 76
Definition	p. 76
Mean Sea Level	p. 78
The Geoid as Height Reference Surface	p. 80
Temporal Gravity Variations	p. 83
Gravitational Constant, Earth Rotation	p. 83
Tidal Acceleration, Tidal Potential	p. 84
Non-Tidal Temporal Variations	p. 90
The Geodetic Earth Model	p. 91
The Rotational Ellipsoid	p. 91
Parameters and Coordinate Systems	p. 91
Curvature	p. 95
Spatial Geodetic Coordinates	p. 99
The Normal Gravity Field	p. 102
The Level Ellipsoid, Level Spheroids	p. 103
The Normal Gravity Field of the Level Ellipsoid	p. 104
Geometry of the Normal Gravity Field	p. 111
Geodetic Reference Systems	p. 114
Methods of Measurement	p. 119
Atmospheric Refraction	p. 119
Fundamentals	p. 120
Tropospheric Refraction	p. 124
Ionospheric Refraction	p. 127
Satellite Observations	p. 130
Undisturbed Satellite Motion	p. 130
Perturbed Satellite Motion	p. 133
Artificial Earth Satellites	p. 136
Direction, Range and Range Rate Measurements: Classical Methods	p. 139
Global Positioning System (GPS)	p. 142
Laser Distance Measurements	p. 151
Satellite Altimetry	p. 154
Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking, Satellite Gravity Gradiometry	p. 157
Geodetic Astronomy	p. 159
Optical Observation Instruments	p. 159
Astronomic Positioning and Azimuth Determination	p. 162
Reductions	p. 165
Very Long Baseline Interferometry	p. 167
Gravimetry	p. 171
Absolute Gravity Measurements	p. 171
Relative Gravity Measurements	p. 178
Gravity Reference Systems	p. 184
Gravity Measurements on Moving Platforms	p. 186
Gravity Gradiometry	p. 191
Continuous Gravity Measurements	p. 193
Terrestrial Geodetic Measurements	p. 196
Horizontal and Vertical Angle Measurements	p. 196
Distance Measurements, Total Stations	p. 199
Leveling	p. 206
Tilt and Strain Measurements	p. 211
Methods of Evaluation	p. 214
Residual Gravity Field	p. 214
Disturbing Potential, Height Anomaly, Geoid Height	p. 214
Gravity Disturbance, Gravity Anomaly, Deflection of the Vertical	p. 217
Statistical Description of the Gravity Field, Interpolation	p. 220
Three-dimensional Positioning	p. 226
Observation Equations	p. 226
Geodetic Datum	p. 234
Horizontal Positioning	p. 239
Ellipsoidal Trigonometry	p. 240
Reductions to the Ellipsoid	p. 243
Computations on the Ellipsoid	p. 245
Height Determination	p. 249
Heights from Geometric Leveling	p. 249
Trigonometrical Heights	p. 252
Heights from GPS	p. 254
Fundamentals of Gravity Field Modeling	p. 256
The Geodetic Boundary-Value Problem	p. 256
Gravitation of Topography	p. 260
Gravity Reductions to the Geoid	p. 262
Orientation and Scale of Gravity Field Models	p. 268
Global Gravity Field Modeling	p. 270
Spherical Harmonic Expansions	p. 271
Low-degree Gravity Field Models	p. 274
High-degree Gravity Field Models	p. 278
Local Gravity Field Modeling	p. 281
Gravimetric Geoid Heights and Deflections of the Vertical	p. 282
Gravimetric Height Anomalies and Surface Deflections of the Vertical	p. 289
The External Gravity Field	p. 293
Astrogeodetic Geoid and Quasigeoid Determination	p. 294
Combined Methods for Positioning and Gravity Field Determination	p. 300
Earth Models and Optimum Earth Parameters	p. 301
Least Squares Collocation	p. 303
Geodetic and Gravimetric Networks	p. 308
Horizontal Control Networks	p. 308
Design and Observation	p. 309
Computation and Orientation	p. 311
Vertical Control Networks	p. 320
Three-dimensional Networks	p. 323
Global and Continental Networks	p. 323
National Networks	p. 327
Gravity Networks	p. 330
Structure and Dynamics of the Earth	p. 333
The Geophysical Earth Model	p. 333
The Upper Layers of the Earth	p. 337
Structure of the Earth's Crust and Upper Mantle	p. 337
Isostasy	p. 339
Plate Tectonics	p. 343
Interpretation of the Gravity Field	p. 345
Geodesy and Geodynamics	p. 350
Changes in Earth Rotation	p. 350
Sea Level Variations	p. 352
Recent Crustal Movements	p. 355
Gravity Variations with Time	p. 359
Earth Tides	p. 362
References	p. 369
Index	p. 405
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