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AH2914 Physical Geodesy 7.5 credits

Physical Geodesy

Gravity field of the earth. Geoid determination.

  • Educational level

    Second cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    D

  • Subject area

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

At present this course is not scheduled to be offered.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students should

  • be familiar with the mathematical and physical fundamentals of physical geodesy
  • understand the principles of gravity field determination
  • be able to carry out practical geoid computations

Course main content

  • Gravitational law, Laplace's equation and boundary value problemsb.
  • Gravity field, normal field and anomalous field of the earthc.
  • Global gravitational field and spherical harmonic expansionsd.
  • Stokes' formula, Poisson's integral and Vening Meinesz formula
  • Trunction errors, combination of Stokes' formula with global gravitational modelsf.
  • Molodenski's theory, Bjerhammar's methods and collocation

Disposition

Lectures:       28h

Laborations:  36h

Eligibility

Bachelor of Science in surveying or geomatics including at least 120 credits and documented proficiency in English B or equivalent.

For students enrolled in a program at KTH:

AH2922 Map projections and reference systems or equivalent.

AND

AH2923 Global navigation satellite systems or equivalent.

Prerequisites

For single course students:

Bachelor of Science in surveying or geomatics including at least 180 credits and documented proficiency in English B or equivalent.

For students enrolled in a program at KTH:

AH2922 Map projections and reference systems or equivalent.

AND

AH2923 Global navigation satellite systems or equivalent.

Literature

Fan, H. (2008). Theoretical Geodesy. KTH.

Examination

  • LAB1 - Laboratory Work, 3.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Written exam (TEN1; 4.5 cr)

Approved laboration (LAB1; 3 cr)

Offered by

ABE/Geoinformatics

Contact

Huaan Fan, huaan.fan@abe.kth.se, 08-790 7340

Examiner

Huaan Fan <hfan@kth.se>

Add-on studies

Satellite Gravimetry

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 11.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 07.