GPH 535

Geodesy:
Determination of Geoid from gravity methods. Reference spheroid-absolute gravity observations and gravimeters. The earth’s internal structure-attraction of standard bodies. Green’s and Clairant’s theories. Reference spheroid and standard gravity formulae. Stock’s integral masses outside the geoid, gravity anomalies. Geoid surveys, gravity as a guide to internal densities. Determination of the recent movements of the earth’s crust.