Airborne Geophysics and Precise Positioning : Scientific Issues and Future Directions.

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Main Author: National Council, Committee on Geodosy Staff
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, 1900
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Table of Contents:
  • ""Airborne Geophysics and Precise Positioning""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""1 Airborne Geophysics: A Powerful Tool for Studying the Earth ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Access""; ""Sampling""; ""Interdisciplinary Studies""; ""PRECISE POSITION CAPABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS""; ""MEASURING THE EARTH'S GRAVITY FIELD""; ""MEASURING THE EARTH'S SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY""; ""VERY HIGH RESOLUTION STUDIES WITH AIRBORNE TECHNIQUES""; ""2 Scientific Framework ""
  • ""INTERDISCIPLINARY EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES AND AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICS""""Ice Dynamics and Sea Level Rise""; ""Erosion Processes and Landform Evolution""; ""Hydrologic Cycle""; ""CONTINENTAL GEODYNAMICS AND AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICS""; ""Active Tectonics""; ""Volcanology""; ""Regional Studies""; ""HIGH-RESOLUTION APPLICATIONS AND AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICS""; ""Resource Exploration""; ""Nuclear Verification""; ""GEODESY AND AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICS""; ""GLOBAL CHANGE MONITORING AND AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICS""; ""Monitoring Ice Sheets and Mountain Glaciers""; ""Monitoring Ocean Circulation""; ""Ecosystems""; ""Hydrology""
  • ""3 Future Directions """"MEASUREMENT AND POSITIONING TECHNOLOGY""; ""Airborne Measurements of the Earth's Gravity Field""; ""Airborne Surface Topography Measurements""; ""KINEMATIC GPS TECHNOLOGY""; ""Positioning Technology""; ""Navigation""; ""Orientation""; ""Future Directions for Airborne GPS Technology""; ""AIRBORNE PLATFORMS""; ""4 A Strategy for the Future ""; ""Appendix A Effects of Selective Availability (SA) and Antispoofing (AS) ""; ""Appendix B Conclusions from the Workshop on Airborne Geophysics ""; ""Appendix C Workshop on Airborne Geophysics: The Agenda ""
  • ""Appendix D Workshop on Airborne Geophysics: List of Participants """"Acronyms""; ""References""