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On estimating gravity anomalies— A comparison of least squares collocation with conventional least squares techniques

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The least squares collocation algorithm for estimating gravity anomalies from geodetic data is shown to be an application of the well known regression equations which provide the mean and covariance of a random vector (gravity anomalies) given a realization of a correlated random vector (geodetic data). It is also shown that the collocation solution for gravity anomalies is equivalent to the conventional least-squares-Stokes' function solution when the conventional solution utilizes properly weighted zero a priori estimates. The mathematical and physical assumptions underlying the least squares collocation estimator are described.

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    P. Argentiero & B. Lowrey

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Argentiero, P., Lowrey, B. On estimating gravity anomalies— A comparison of least squares collocation with conventional least squares techniques. Bull. Geodesique 51, 119–126 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02522281

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