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Absolute and Relative Gravimetry

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Absolute and relative gravimetry allow the determination of gravity acceleration, usually just called gravity, for specific positions as well as the detection of gravity changes with time at a given location. For high-accuracy demands, the geometrical position of a gravity point has to be defined very accurately, e.g. in geodynamic research projects, at a height along the vertical above a ground mark. Geodetic networks with local, regional or global extent can be surveyed to monitor short-term and long-term gravity variations.

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Timmen, L. (2010). Absolute and Relative Gravimetry. In: Xu, G. (eds) Sciences of Geodesy - I. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11741-1_1

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