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Main Title Global Geodetic Observing System Meeting the Requirements of a Global Society on a Changing Planet in 2020 / [electronic resource] :
Type EBOOK
Author Plag, Hans-Peter.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Pearlman, Michael.
Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Year Published 2009
Call Number QC801-809
ISBN 9783642026874
Subjects Geography ; Physical geography ; Geographical information systems
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02687-4
Collation XLIV, 332 p. online resource.
Notes Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes The goals, achievements, and tools of modern geodesy -- Understanding a dynamic planet: Earth science requirements for geodesy -- Maintaining a modern society -- Earth observation: Serving the needs of an increasingly global society -- Geodesy: Foundation for exploring the planets, the solar system and beyond -- Integrated scientific and societal user requirements and functional specifications for the GGOS -- The future geodetic reference frame -- The future Global Geodetic Observing System -- Towards GGOS in 2020 -- Recommendations. The Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) has been established by the Int- national Association of Geodesy (IAG) in order to integrate the three fundamental areas of geodesy, so as to monitor geodetic parameters and their temporal varia- ?9 tions, in a global reference frame with a target relative accuracy of 10 or b- ter. These areas, often called 'pillars', deal with the determination and evolution of (a) the Earth's geometry (topography, bathymetry, ice surface, sea level), (b) the Earth's rotation and orientation (polar motion, rotation rate, nutation, etc. ), and (c) the Earth's gravity eld (gravity, geoid). Therefore, Earth Observation on a global scale is at the heart of GGOS's activities, which contributes to Global Change - search through the monitoring, as well as the modeling, of dynamic Earth processes such as, for example, mass and angular momentum exchanges, mass transport and ocean circulation, and changes in sea, land and ice surfaces. To achieve such an - bitious goal, GGOS relies on an integrated network of current and future terrestrial, airborne and satellite systems and technologies. These include: various positioning, navigation, remote sensing and dedicated gravity and altimetry satellite missions; global ground networks of VLBI, SLR, DORIS, GNSS and absolute and relative gravity stations; and airborne gravity, mapping and remote sensing systems.
Place Published Berlin, Heidelberg
Corporate Au Added Ent SpringerLink (Online service)
Host Item Entry Springer eBooks
PUB Date Free Form 2009
BIB Level m
Medium computer
Content text
Carrier online resource
Cataloging Source OCLC/T
OCLC Time Stamp 20141103032612
Language eng
Origin SPRINGER
Type EBOOK
OCLC Rec Leader 03535nam a22004575i 45