Sea Surface Topography and the Geoid

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. The Geoid

   1. Geoid Determination Over Basin-Wide Scales Using a Combination of Satellite Tracking, Surface Gravity and Altimeter Observations

      • J. G. Marsh, F. J. Lerch, S. M. Klosko, T. L. Engelis, G. B. Patel, J. W. Robbins et al.

      Pages 1-10

   2. Geoid Determination Using GPS-Aided Inertial Systems

      • Elfriede Knickmeyer, Klaus Peter Schwarz

      Pages 11-20

   3. The Italian Gravimetric Geoid

      • B. Benciolini, A. Manzino, F. Sansò

      Pages 21-30

   4. Kernel Modification in Generalized Stokes’s Technique for Geoid Determination

      • Petr Vaníček, Lars E. Sjöberg

      Pages 31-38

   5. A High Resolution, High Precision Geoid for the British Isles

      • M. P. Stewart, R. G. Hipkin

      Pages 39-46

   6. A Relative Geoid for the UK

      • A H Dodson, S Gerrard

      Pages 47-52

   7. Towards A Cross-Validated Spherical Spline Geoid for the South-Western Cape, South Africa

      • Herman van Gysen, Charles L Merry

      Pages 53-60

   8. A Gravimetric Geoid in Taiwan Area

      • Ruey-Gang Chang, Chia-Chyang Chang, Jenn-Taur Lee

      Pages 61-72

   9. Geoidal Map Improvement in Brazil

      • Denizar Blitzkow, Luiz Paulo Souto Fortes, René Armando Zepeda Godoy

      Pages 73-79

   10. Control and Refinement of the Austrian Geoid Using GPS

       • E. Erker, H. Sünkel

       Pages 80-86

3. Sea Surface Topography

   1. Altimetry-Gravimetry Problem: An Example

      • R. Barzaghi, M. Brovelli, F. Sacerdote

      Pages 87-94

   2. Sea Surface Height Determination in the Mediterranean Sea by Local Adjustment of GEOSAT Altimeter Data

      • D. Arabelos, I. N. Tziavos, Rene Forsberg

      Pages 95-107

   3. The Mean Sea Level of the Gulf Stream Estimated from Satellite Altimetric and Infrared Data

      • Victor Zlotnicki

      Pages 108-115

4. The Vertical Datum

   1. Strategies for Solving the Vertical Datum Problem Using Terrestrial and Satellite Geodetic Data

      • B. Heck, R. Rummel

      Pages 116-128

   2. Vertical Datum Definition for Oceanographic Studies Using the Global Positioning System

      • Chris Rizos, Richard Coleman

      Pages 129-138

   3. The Determination of Mean Sea Level Using GPS

      • V. Ashkenazi, G. A. Basker, M. Davison, A. H. Dodson, R. Hipkin, M. Stewart et al.

      Pages 139-148

   4. Recent Variations in Mean Sea Level in Southern Africa

      • Charles L. Merry

      Pages 149-157

5. Miscellaneous

   1. A General Ocean Circulation Model Determined in a Simultaneous Solution with the Earth’s Gravity Field

      • R. Steven Nerem, Byron D. Tapley, C. K. Shum

      Pages 158-166

   2. Christoffel Symbols and the Laplacian in Detailed Studies of the Earth’s Gravity Field with Emphasis on Topography and Eccentricity Effects

      • Petr Holota

      Pages 167-177

Recent advances and techniques in precise geoid determination are presented with a discussion of their implication for geophysical and oceanographic research, as well as identification and formulation of a goal on which future geoid research should focus. The volume is divided into the following sections: - The Geoid - Sea Surface Topography - The Vertical Datum - Miscellaneous

• Topography
• ocean
• research
• satellite
• sea level

• Institute of Mathematical Geodesy, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

  Hans Sünkel

• Bidston Observatory, Birkenhead, Merseyside, UK

  Trevor Baker

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