Gravimetry is the measurement of the strength of a gravitational field. Gravimetry may be used when either the magnitude of a gravitational field or the...
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Gravitational acceleration (category Gravimetry)
of the bodies; the measurement and analysis of these rates is known as gravimetry. At a fixed point on the surface, the magnitude of Earth's gravity results...
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surface. The gravimetry mission GRACE-FO orbits at about 500 km (310 mi) as did its predecessor, GRACE. GOCE (2009-2013), an ESA gravimetry mission, orbited...
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Accelerometer (section Gravimetry)
gravity, wherein an accelerometer is specifically configured for use in gravimetry, are called gravimeters. Accelerometers are also increasingly used in...
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Iceland hotspot (section Gravimetry/Geoid)
The Iceland hotspot is a hotspot that is partly responsible for the high volcanic activity that has formed the Iceland Plateau and the island of Iceland...
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Gal (unit) (category Gravimetry)
Galileo Galilei, is a unit of acceleration typically used in precision gravimetry. The gal is defined as 1 centimeter per second squared (1 cm/s2). The...
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hexachloroplatinic acid has been used in the determination of potassium ions by gravimetry. When hexachloroplatinic acid is heated, it decomposes through platinum(IV)...
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Other quantitative methods include gravimetry, optical atomic spectroscopy, and neutron activation analysis. Gravimetry is where the sample is dissolved...
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127. ISBN 978-0-19-530786-3. M. Amalvict (2010). "Chapter 12. Absolute gravimetry at BIPM, Sèvres (France), at the time of Dr. Akihiko Sakuma". In Stelios...
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Gravity of Earth (category Gravimetry of objects)
used by Henry Cavendish. The measurement of Earth's gravity is called gravimetry. Currently, the static and time-variable Earth's gravity field parameters...
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record holder in 1916 at 260,000 bbl. Geophysical studies, in particular gravimetry, starting in 1920 led to the discovery of the Poza Rica Field in 1932...
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the deflection of the vertical, as explored in astrogeodetic leveling. Gravimetry is another technique for determining Earth's flattening, as per Clairaut's...
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masses of many elements in the periodic table to six figure accuracy. Gravimetry provides very little room for instrumental error and does not require...
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1983 CW1 Yurii Nikolaevich Avsyuk, Russian geophysicist (specialist in gravimetry and geodynamics) MPC · 3324 3325 TARDIS 1984 JZ The TARDIS, time machine...
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"Variable crustal thickness beneath Thwaites Glacier revealed from airborne gravimetry, possible implications for geothermal heat flux in West Antarctica". Earth...
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Conrad Observatory (section Gravimetry)
(seismology), variations in gravitational acceleration and mass changes (gravimetry), magnetic field variations, geodetic parameters, atmospheric waves, as...
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of the Antarctic ice sheet 1992–2016: reconciling results from GRACE gravimetry with ICESat, ERS1/2 and Envisat altimetry". Journal of Glaciology. 67...
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require precise measurement of the strength of gravity in laboratories (gravimetry). All approaches would have precisely fixed one or more constants of nature...
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Lunar Surface Gravimeter (section Gravimetry)
Despite the setback, by 1964 plans for the development of an Apollo surface gravimetry experiment were underway leveraging the same technologies.: 1 In addition...
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G-force (category Gravimetry)
The g-force or gravitational force equivalent is a mass-specific force (force per unit mass), expressed in units of standard gravity (symbol g or g0, not...
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of the Antarctic ice sheet 1992–2016: reconciling results from GRACE gravimetry with ICESat, ERS1/2 and Envisat altimetry". Journal of Glaciology. 67...
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systems, communication technology, electric and magnetic field sensors, gravimetry as well as geophysical areas of research such as civil engineering and...
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gravity and a value predicted from a model Bouguer anomaly, anomaly in gravimetry Free-air anomaly, gravity anomaly that has been computed for latitude...
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it can be used to look for mineral deposits (see gravity anomaly and gravimetry). The surface gravitational field provides information on the dynamics...
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satellite imagery Reduction (terrain correction) of gravity measurements (gravimetry, physical geodesy) Terrain analysis in geomorphology and physical geography...
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geophysical methods such as aeromagnetic surveys, electrical resistivity, and gravimetry, help identify promising regions to explore. This is aided by isotopic...
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Geophysics Geochronology Geodynamics (see also Tectonics) Geomagnetism Gravimetry (also part of Geodesy) Seismology Glaciology Hydrogeology Mineralogy Crystallography...
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measurements of the sea surface height (by combined satellite altimetry and gravimetry) or from vertical profiles of seawater density taken by ships or autonomous...
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important because it causes changes in global sea level. High-precision gravimetry from satellites in low-noise flight has determined that in 2006, the Greenland...
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have various "milligal anomalies". This essentially revealed the use of gravimetry as a method of silent navigation in US submarines (though this method...
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