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On the spherical harmonics series expansion of the geopotential

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Bulletin Géodésique (1946-1975)

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The spherical harmonics development of the gravitational potential at the earth's surface and on the geoid is discussed. First, the effect of Kelvin transformations is studied; secondly, numerical information as obtained from satellite and other data is investigated.

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  1. Institut für astronomische und physikalische Geodäsie, Technische Hochschule, Münich

    E. Groten

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Institut für astronomische und physikalische Geodäsie, Publ. No. 66, Techn. Hochschule, Munich.

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Groten, E. On the spherical harmonics series expansion of the geopotential. Bull. Geodesique 96, 169–181 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02521706

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