Publisher's Synopsis
Rapid growth of geodetic information provided by the Global Positioning System (GPS) and stringent requirements for a precise geoid in ocean areas for ocean circulation models have spurred interest in geoid studies. As a result, the International Geoid Commission was formed to provide a focus for this important research. "Determination of the Geoid: Present and Future" is the result of the first meeting of the Commission, held at the Instituto di Topografia, Fotogrammetria e Geofisica at the Politecnico di Milano, in June 1990. Six major topics are presented, global geopotential models, present and future; the role of topography in geoid computations; the geoid and the global positioning system; the state of computation of national or regional geoids; software and data improvements for geoid computations; and recent developments in the GEOMED (determination of the geoid in the mediterranean) project.;This book of proceedings on geodesy, geophysics, geophysical observations, instrumentation and techniques is intended for the use of scientists, libraries and graduate students.
