Atmospheric Effects in Space Geodesy

2013
ISBN: 978-3-642-36931-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 5029 g

Reihe: Springer Atmospheric Sciences

Various effects of the atmosphere have to be considered in space geodesy and all of them are described and treated consistently in this textbook. Two chapters are concerned with ionospheric and tropospheric path delays of microwave and optical signals used by space geodetic techniques, such as the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), or Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR). It is explained how these effects are best reduced and modelled to improve the accuracy of space geodetic measurements. Other chapters are on the deformation of the Earth’s crust due to atmospheric loading, on atmospheric excitation of Earth rotation, and on atmospheric effects on gravity field measurements from special satellite missions such as CHAMP, GRACE, and GOCE. All chapters have been written by staff members of the Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation at TU Wien who are experts in the particular fields.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schuh, Harald

Böhm, Johannes

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geodäsie, Kartographie, GIS, Fernerkundung
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Geophysik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geodäsie, Kartographie, Fernerkundung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Aeronomie, Ionosphäre, Magnetosphäre
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Umweltphysik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword - Preface - Acknowledgements - Geodetic and atmospheric background - Ionospheric effects on microwave signals - Path delays in the neutral atmosphere - Atmospheric pressure loading - Atmospheric effects on gravity space missions - Atmospheric effects on Earth rotation