Universität Wien

280392 VO MA PE 03 VO Gravity Field (NPI) (2019W)

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Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 03.10. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 10.10. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 17.10. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 24.10. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 31.10. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 07.11. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 14.11. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 21.11. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 28.11. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 05.12. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 12.12. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 09.01. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 16.01. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 23.01. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
Thursday 30.01. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II

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Aims, contents and method of the course

Figure of the earth, ellipsoid, geoid, gravitational and gravity potential, spherical harmonics expansion, normal ellipsoid and normal gravity, solution of Laplace's DGL in ellipsoidal coordinates, theorem of Clairaut, height systems, gravimetric geoid determination (boundary value problem in physical geodesy, integral formula of Stokes, boundary value problem of Molodensky), principles of satellite geodesy, global gravity models, temporal gravity variations, earth tides, free oscillations and core modes, earth rotation, loading effects, isostasy and spatial variation of the gravity field, case histories.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral exam, making use of auxiliary means is not allowed

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirements: knowledge of the topics of the course
Assessment criteria: grade better/equal than/to 4 (50%)

Examination topics

Content of the course

Reading list

Course material accessible via Moodle
Torge, W., 2001, Geodesy, Walter de Gruyter, 400 p.
Torge, W., 1989, Gravimetry, Walter de Gruyter, 465 p.
Hofmann-Wellenhof, H. Moritz, 2005, Physical Geodesy, Springer, 403 p.
Melchior, P., 1978, The Tides of the Planet Earth, Pergamon Press, 609 p.

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