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A Global Geoid Computation by a Solution of the Bipotential Equation

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Determination of the Geoid

Part of the book series: International Association of Geodesy Symposia ((IAG SYMPOSIA,volume 106))

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Several authors (e.g. Zhouwen Zhu 1987) have proposed solving the bipotential equation in order to determine the disturbing potential in the interior of the earth. The boundary value problem with given disturbing potential values and given radial derivatives on a known topography is considered; it is solved by means of an expansion of the disturbing potential in global base functions (spherical harmonics).

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  1. Department of Geodetic Science, University of Stuttgart, Keplerstr. 11, D 7000, Stuttgart, Germany

    Johannes Engels

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  1. Department of Geodetic Science & Surveying, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210-1247, USA

    Richard H. Rapp

  2. Instituto di Topografia, Fotogrammetria e Geofisica, Politecnico di Milano, I-Milano, 20133, Italy

    Fernando Sansò

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Engels, J. (1991). A Global Geoid Computation by a Solution of the Bipotential Equation. In: Rapp, R.H., Sansò, F. (eds) Determination of the Geoid. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 106. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3104-2_37

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