Understanding the Bouguer Anomaly

Chapter 1. Introduction

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Chapter 2. The Physical Meaning of Bouguer Anomalies—General Aspects Revisited

• Abstract
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Scalar Versus Vector Representation
• 2.3 The Geophysical Indirect Effect
• 2.4 Truncation Error of the Mass Correction
• 2.5 Normal Gravity Calculation in Areas With Negative Ellipsoidal Heights
• 2.6 Conclusion
• References

Chapter 3. Some Remarks on the Early History of the Bouguer Anomaly

• Abstract
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 The Early Days: Geodesic Mission to Ecuador (Then Peru) and the Book of Bouguer (1749)
• 3.3 Reductions of Gravity or the Pendulum Length to the Sea Level
• 3.4 Additional Discussion
• 3.5 Conclusions
• Acknowledgments
• References

Chapter 4. Normal Earth Gravity Field Versus Gravity Effect of Layered Ellipsoidal Model

• Abstract
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Some Problems With the Normal Field
• 4.3 The Gravity Potential and Gravity Effect of the Equipotential Model
• 4.4 The Gravity Potential and Gravity Effect of the Layered Model
• 4.5 Comparison of the Results for the Equipotential and the Layered Models
• 4.6 Relation of the Normal Field to the Free-Air Correction
• 4.7 Conclusion
• Acknowledgments
• References

Chapter 5. Numerical Calculation of Terrain Correction Within the Bouguer Anomaly Evaluation (Program Toposk)

• Abstract
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Main Features of the New Software Toposk
• 5.3 Inner Zone T1
• 5.4 Intermediate Zone T2
• 5.5 Outer Zones T31 and T32
• 5.6 User Interface
• 5.7 Program Testing on Synthetic Data
• 5.8 Real Data Calculations
• 5.9 Conclusions
• Acknowledgments
• References

Chapter 6. Efficient Mass Correction Using an Adaptive Method

• Abstract
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Principle of Adaptive Algorithm
• 6.3 Test of Algorithm
• 6.4 Discussion
• Acknowledgments
• References

Chapter 7. National Gravimetric Database of the Slovak Republic

• Abstract
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Compilation of Integrated Gravity Database
• 7.3 New Generation Bouguer Anomalies
• 7.4 New Linear Features Recognized in the Bouguer Anomaly Map
• 7.5 New Software for the Reconstruction of the Gravity Field from the Bouguer Anomaly Map
• 7.6 Conclusions
• Acknowledgments
• References

Conclusions

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