280392 VO MA PE 03 VO Gravity Field (NPI) (2018W)
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max. 20 participants
Language: English
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- Thursday 04.10. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
- Thursday 11.10. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
- Thursday 18.10. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
- Thursday 25.10. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
- Thursday 08.11. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
- Thursday 15.11. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
- Thursday 22.11. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
- Thursday 29.11. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
- Thursday 06.12. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
- Thursday 13.12. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
- Thursday 10.01. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
- Thursday 17.01. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
- Thursday 24.01. 09:15 - 11:30 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II
- Thursday 31.01. 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%)
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.
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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