Satellite Geodesy: Foundations, Methods, and Applications

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Walter de Gruyter, 22 sie 2008 - 608

This book covers the entire field of satellite geodesy and is intended to serve as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a reference for professionals and scientists in the fields of engineering and geosciences such as geodesy, surveying engineering, geomatics, geography, navigation, geophysics and oceanography.

The text provides a systematic overview of fundamentals including reference systems, time, signal propagation and satellite orbits, together with observation methods such as satellite laser ranging, satellite altimetry, gravity field missions, very long baseline interferometry, Doppler techniques, and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Particular emphasis is given to positioning techniques, such as the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS), and to applications. Numerous examples are included which refer to recent results in the fields of global and regional control networks; gravity field modeling; Earth rotation and global reference frames; crustal motion monitoring; cadastral and engineering surveying; geoinformation systems; land, air, and marine navigation; marine and glacial geodesy; and photogrammetry and remote sensing.

This book will be an indispensable source of information for all concerned with satellite geodesy and its applications, in particular for spatial referencing, geoinformation, navigation, geodynamics, and operational positioning.

 

Spis treści

1 Introduction
1
2 Fundamentals
10
3 Satellite Orbital Motion
62
4 Basic Observation Concepts and Satellites Used in Geodesy
135
5 Optical Methods for the Determination of Directions
161
6 Doppler Techniques
181
7 The Global Positioning System GPS
211
8 Laser Ranging
404
9 Satellite Altimetry
443
10 Gravity Field Missions
469
11 Related Space Techniques
485
12 Overview and Applications
506
Backmatter
539
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