Geodesy

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The fourth edition of this textbook has been thoroughly revised in order to reflect the central role which geodesy has achieved in the past ten years. It follows the principal directions of geodesy, providing the theoretical background as well as the principles of measurement and evaluation methods.

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Full title :Geodesy / Wolfgang Torge, Jürgen Müller.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2012.
Edition:4th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):De Gruyter
Place of Publication:Berlin
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

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Description:1 online resource (x, 433 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9783110250008, 3110250004, 9781680152029, 1680152025, 3110207184, 9783110207187
DOI:10.1515/9783110250008
oclc:ocn808342061
LC Classification:QB281
Dewey Decimal:526/.1

Preface to the Fourth Edition; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Definition of geodesy; 1.2 The objective of geodesy; 1.3 Historical development of geodesy; 1.3.1 The spherical Earth model; 1.3.2 The ellipsoidal Earth model; 1.3.3 The geoid, arc measurements and national geodetic surveys; 1.3.4 Three-dimensional geodesy; 1.3.5 Four-dimensional geodesy; 1.4 Organization of geodesy, literature; 1.4.1 National organizations; 1.4.2 International collaboration; 1.4.3 Literature; 2 Reference Systems and Reference Frames; 2.1 Basic units and constants; 2.2 Time systems; 2.2.1 Atomic time, dynamical time systems.

2.2.2 Sidereal and Universal Time2.3 Reference coordinate systems: fundamentals; 2.3.1 Celestial Reference System; 2.3.2 Precession, nutation; 2.3.3 Terrestrial Reference System; 2.3.4 Polar motion, Earth rotation; 2.4 International reference systems and reference frames; 2.4.1 International Celestial Reference System and Frame; 2.4.2 International Terrestrial Reference System and Frame; 2.4.3 Transformation between celestial and terrestrial reference systems, Earth orientation parameters; 2.4.4 International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service; 2.5 Local level systems.

3 The Gravit…