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Constraints to the three-dimensional non-hydrostatic density distribution in the earth

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Рaссмamрuвaюmся своŭсmвa рaсnре¶rt;еленuя nлоmносmu внуmрu Землu. Выве¶rt;енa сuсmемa условuŭ, о

рaнuчuвaющuх возможные знaченuя naрaмеmров nлоmносmноŭ мо¶rt;елu; сuсmемa включaеm Сmоксовы naрaмеmры

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о nоля u naрaмеmры оnuсывaющuе фu

уру Землu. Плоmносmнaя мо¶rt;ель, naрaмеmры коmороŭ у¶rt;овлеmворяюm эmuм о

рaнuчuвaющuм условuям, nозволяеm nрово¶rt;umь фuзuческую uнmерnреmaцuю mонкоŭ сmрукmуры

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уры Землu. Выве¶rt;ены maкже ¶rt;оnолнumельные условuя, нaклa¶rt;ывaющuеся нa сре¶rt;нюю сферuческую мо¶rt;ель nлоmносmu, коmорые обесnечuвaюm объе¶rt;uненuе сре¶rt;неŭ сферuческоŭ мо¶rt;елu с mрехмерноŭ nлоmносmноŭ мо¶rt;елью.

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The paper is concerned with the properties of a density distribution within the Earth. A system of density parameter constraints involving Stokes' coefficients of the gravity field and the parameters describing the Earth's figure is derived. A density model, whose parameters fit these constraints, accounts for the fine structure of the gravity field and Earth's figure. Additional condition imposed on the average spherical density model are derived; they guarantee that the average spherical model is compatible with the 3-D density model.

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Pěč, K., Martinec, Z. Constraints to the three-dimensional non-hydrostatic density distribution in the earth. Stud Geophys Geod 28, 364–380 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01642990

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