ISBN: 3540424695
TITLE: Gravity, Geoid and Geodynamics 2000
AUTHOR: Sideris
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Session 0: Keynote addresses
Convener: M.G. Sideris
Time Variable Gravity: An Emerging Frontier in Interdisciplinary Geodesy 1
J. Dickey
Earth Physics and Global Glacial Isostasy: from Paleo-Geodesy to Space-Geodesy 7
R. Peltier
Session 1: Reference Frames and the Datum Problem
Conveners: C. Boucher and E.W. Grafarend
Global Unification of Height Systems and GOCE 13
R. Rummel
A Discussion of Fundamental Constants in View of Geodetic Reference Systems 21
E. Groten
A Study of the Transfer of the ITRF Datum to a GPS Network in Antarctica 29
S. Schn, H. Kutterer, M. Mayer, and B. Heck
Session 2: New Mathematical Methods and Integrated Data Processing
Conveners: R. Klees and B. Schaffrin
Establishing Global Reference Frames. Nonlinear, Temporal, Geophysical and Stochastic Aspects 35
A. Dermanis (invited)
Aliasing Error Modeling in Single-Input Single-Output Linear Estimation Systems 43
C. Kotsakis and M. G. Sideris
Integrating Heterogeneous Data Sets with Partial Inconsistences 49
B. Schaffin and H. Bki Iz
Optimization of Computations in Spherical Geopotential Field Applications 55
J.A.R. Blais, D.A. Provins, and C.J.K. Tan
TcLight: a New Technique for Fast RTC Computation 61
L. Biagi and F. Sans
A Fast, Spatial Domain Technique for Terrain Corrections in Gravity Field Modeling 67
G. Strykowski, F. Boschetti, and F.G. Horowitz
Some Considerations on Fuzzy Least-Squares 73
H. Kutterer
A Wavelet Solution to 1D Non-Stationary Collocation With an Extension to 2D Case 79
W. Keller
A Wavelet Based Gravity Model with an Application to the Evaluation of Stokes' Integral 85
P. H. Salamonowicz
Satellite Gravity Anomaly Recovery Using Multigrid Methods 91
J. Kusche and S. Rudolph
Session 3: Geodynamic Applications of GPS
Conveners: J. Freymueller and F. Webb
Inverting Land Uplift near Vatnajkull, Iceland, in Terms of Lithosphere Thickness and Viscosity Stratification 97
M. Thoma, D. Wolf, and J. Neumeyer
Session 4: Gravity from Dedicated Satellite Experiments
Conveners: B. Tapley and R Rummel
Error Analysis of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) Mission 103
JR. Kim, P. J Roesset, S. V. Bettadpur, B.D. Tapley, and M.M. Watkins
GOCE Gravity Field Recovery Using Massive Parallel Computing 109
R. Klees, R. Koop, R.van Geemert, and P.N.A.M. Visser
Regularization for the Gravity Field Recovery from GOCE Observations 117
M. van Lonkhuyzen, R. Klees, and J. Bouman
Local Geoid Determination with in situ Geopotential Data Obtained from Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking 123
C. Jekeli and R. Garcia
Energy Relations for the Motion of two Satellites within the Gravity Field of the Earth 129
K.H Ilk
Dynamic Satellite Geodesy on the Torus: Block-Diagonality from a Semi-Analytical Approach 137
N. Sneeuw
Evaluation of Temporal Variations on the Gravity Field Caused by Geophysical Fluids and Their Possible Detection by GRACE 143
L. Foldvary and Y. Fukuda
GRIM5C1 : Combination Solution of the Global Gravity Field to Degree and Order 120 149
T. Gruber, A. Bode, C. Reigber, P. Schwintzer, G. Balmino, R. Biancale, and J-M. Lemoine
High Resolution Gravity Field Modeling with Full Variance-Covariance Matrices 151
T. Gruber
Session 5: Oceanography from Gravity and Altimetry
Conveners: R. Coleman, C.K. Shum, and V. Zlotnicki
Gravity, Oceanic Angular Momentum, and the Earth's Rotation 153
R. Gross
Ocean Tide Effects on Grace Gravimetry 159
P. Knudsen, O. Andersen, S.A. Khan, and J. Hoyer
Principal Component Analysis on Temporal-Spatial Variations of Sea Level Anomalies from T/P Satellite Altimetry Data over the Northwest Pacific 165
H. Wang
Application of GPS-Buoy Water Level Instrument for Radar Altimeter Calibration 171
K. Cheng, C. K. Shum, S. Han, Y. Yi, and D. Martin
Session 6: Postglacial Rebound from Geodetic Missions
Conveners: J.X. Mitrovica and B. Vermeersen
This session was designed for oral presentations only (no written manuscripts were submitted)
Session 7: Dynamics of Gravity and Deformation Fields
Conveners: D. Wolf and S. Zerbini
Methodological Investigation of the Processing of Absolute Gravity Data 179
M. Amalvict, J. Hinderer, J-B. Boy, P. Gegout, M. Llubes, and N. Florsch
Determination of Atmospheric Influence on High-Accuracy Gravity Measurements with Elastic Earth Models 185
J. M. Hagedoorn, D. Wolf, and J. Neumeyer
Postglacial Rebound in Fennoscandia: New Results from Estonian Tide Gauges 193
S. Jevrejeva, A. Rdja, and J. Mkinen
Time Stability of Gravity at Different Sites in France 199
M. Amalvict, J. Hinderer, E. Calais, P. Exertier, J-J Walch, M-F. Lalancette, N. Florsch, and M. Llubes
The Gravitational Signature of Earthquakes 205
R. Gross and B.F. Chao
Session 8: Airborne and Terrestrial gravimetry
Conveners: I. Marson and K.P. Schwarz
Experiences with AIRGrav: Results from a New Airborne Gravimeter 211
S.T. Ferguson and Y. Hammada
STAR-3i Airborne Gravity and Geoid Mapping System 217
M. Wei and K. Tennant
Towards a Dynamic Absolute Gravity System 223
J.M. Brown, T.M. Niebauer, and E. Klingele
Impact of BRAGS'99 Airborne Gravimetric Data on Geoid Computation in Australia, and Possibilities of Utilization of Bathymetric Information 229
D.M. Sproule, A.H. W. Kearsley, and M.B. Higgins
Airborne Gravity Survey of the North Greenland Continental Shelf 235
R. Forsberg, A. V. Olesen, and K. Keller
Accuracy and Resolution of the Local Geoid Determined from Airborne Gravity Data 241
K.P. Schwarz and Y.C. Li
Great Barrier Reef Airborne Gravity Survey (BRAGS'99). A Gravity Survey Piggybacked on an Airborne Bathymetry Mission 247
A.V. Olesen, R. Forsberg, and A.H.W. Kearsley
Gravity Anomalies from Airborne Measurements-Experiments Using a Low Cost IMU Device 253
L. Bastos, P. Tom T. Cunha, M.J. Fernandes, and S. Cunha
Mean Vertical Gradient of Gravity 259
P. Vanicek, J. Jank and J. Huang
Absolute Accounting for Vertical Gravity Gradient in Absolute Gravimeters 263
V.D. Nagornyi
Session 9: The Challenge of the cm-geoid
Conveners: P. Vanicek and M. Vermeer
The 1-cm geoid after GOCE 267
C.C. Tscherning, D. Arabelos, and G. Strykowski
Density Modeling for Geoid Determination 271
M. Kuhn
Variational Methods in the Recovery of the gravity Field - Galerkin's Matrix for an Ellipsoidal Domain 277
P. Holota
Recent Investigations Toward Achieving a One Centimeter Geoid 285
D.R. Roman and D. Smith
Quasi-Geoid Estimations in South America 291
R. Barzaghi, A. Borghi, F. Sans, D. Blitzkow, M.C. Lobianco, S.C. Kenyon, J. Beale, and J. Factor
A Gravimetric Geoid for Egypt Derived by FFT Technique - EGGG2000 295
H.A. Abd-Elmotaal
High Resolution Regional Geoid Computation 301
A.A. Ardalan and E. W. Grafarend
Gravimetric Geoid Computation for Austria Using Seismic Moho Data 311
N. Khtreiber and HA. Abd-Elmotaal
Development of Improved Gravity Field Models Around Japan 317
Y. Kuroishi and H. Denker
Truncation of Poisson's Integral in Upward and Downward Continuations of the Earth's Gravity 323
J. Huang, S. D. Pagiatakis, and M. Vronneau
A New Geoid Model for Japan JGEOID2000 329
Y. Kuroishi
First Results of Using Digital Density Data in gravimetric Geoid Computation in Australia 335
I.N. Tziavos and W.E. Featherstone
GPS Leveling and the Second Geodetic Boundary Value Problem 241
Z.L. Fei and M.G. Sideris
A High-Resolution Geoid for the Establishment of the Gavdos Multi-Satellite Calibration Site 347
A.D. Andritsanos, G.S. Vergos, I.N. Tziavos, E.C. Pavlis, and S.P. Mertikas
Session 10: Geodesy and Geodynamics in Polar Regions
Conveners: E. Ivins and R. Forsberg
Changes in Ice-Mass Balance Inferred from Time Variations of the Geopotential Observed Through SLR and Doris Tracking 355
C.M. Cox, S.M. Klosko and B.F. Chao
Temporal Geoid of a Rebounding Antarctica and Potential Measurement by the GRACE and GOCE Satellites 361
E. R. Irvins, X. Wu, C.A. Raymond, C. F. Yoder, and T.S. James
Determination of Mass Balance of Polar Ice from Gravity 367
A.S. Trupin and C.K. Shum
First Absolute Gravity Measurements at the French Station Dumont d'Urville (Antarctica) 373
M. Amalvict, J. Hinderer, and B. Luck
VLNDEF Project: Geodetic Contribution to Geodynamics Study of Victoria Island, Antarctica 379
A. Capra, S. Gandolfi, F. Mancini, P. Sarti, and L. Vittuari
Gravity and GPS Observations in the Inland, Antarctica 387
T. Higashi, M. Kanao, and H. Motoyama
Arctic Gravity Project - a Status 391
S. Kenyon and R. Forsberg
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