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Methods and Technologies for Measuring the Earth’s Gravity Field Parameters

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This chapter describes technical instrumentation for gravity measurements. Various types of absolute ballistic gravimeters intended for ground-based measurements of the absolute free-fall acceleration are described. The focus is on the most recently used laser-interferometric absolute gravimeters. Regular international comparisons of absolute gravimeters are considered. Applications of ground-based absolute gravimetry using ballistic gravimeters for the national and international geodetic projects such as the Global Geodetic Observing System of the International Association of Geodesy are described. Development and operation of the Russian Chekan and GT-2 series mobile gravimeters are addressed.

L. Elinson—Deceased

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  1. Mendeleyev Institute for Metrology, St. Petersburg, Russia

    L. Vitushkin

  2. Concern CSRI Elektropribor, St. Petersburg, Russia

    L. Elinson, A. Krasnov, V. G. Peshekhonov & A. Sokolov

  3. ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. Krasnov, V. G. Peshekhonov & A. Sokolov

  4. Gravimetric Technologies, Moscow, Russia

    Yu. Smoller & S. Yurist

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Vitushkin, L. et al. (2022). Instruments for Measuring Gravity. In: Peshekhonov, V.G., Stepanov, O.A. (eds) Methods and Technologies for Measuring the Earth’s Gravity Field Parameters. Earth Systems Data and Models, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11158-7_1

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