The quest for the perfect gravity anomaly: Part 2 - Mass effects and anomaly inversion

G. Randy Keller, Thomas G. Hildenbrand, William J. Hinze, Xiong Li, Dhananjay Ravat, Michael Webring

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Abstract

Gravity anomalies have become an important tool for geologic studies since the widespread use of high-precision gravimeters after the Second World War. More recently the development of instrumentation for airborne gravity observations, procedures for acquiring data from satellite platforms, the readily available Global Positioning System for precise vertical and horizontal control, improved global data bases, and enhancement of computational hardware and software have accelerated the use of the gravity method. As a result, efforts are being made to improve the gravity databases that are made available to the geoscience community by broadening their observational holdings and increasing the accuracy and precision of the included data. Currently the North American Gravity Database as well as the individual databases of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America are being revised using new formats and standards. The objective of this paper is to describe the use of the revised standards for gravity data processing and modeling and there impact on geological interpretations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)864-868
Number of pages5
JournalSEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Geophysics

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