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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965594903321

Titolo

Airborne geophysics and precise positioning : scientific issues and future directions / / Committee on Geodesy, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995

ISBN

9780309587556

0309587557

9780585143194

0585143196

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 p.)

Disciplina

550

Soggetti

Geophysics - Remote sensing

Earth sciences - Remote sensing

Aeronautics in geodesy

Aeronautics in earth sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Report based on information presented at the Workshop on Airborne Geophysics, held on July 12-14, 1993, in Washington, D.C.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-111).

Nota di contenuto

""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""

Sommario/riassunto

The Global Positioning System, with its capability for both precisely positioning and navigating an aircraft, has created new scientific opportunities for studying the earth. This book examines the state of the art in airborne geophysics as integrated with new precise positioning systems, and it outlines the scientific goals of focused effort in airborne geophysics, including advances in our understanding of solid earth processes, global climate change, the environment, and resources.