SPAT4003

SPAT4003: Physical Geodesy

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Which units require SPAT4003?

SPAT4003 is a prerequisite for 1 unit.

SPAT4004

What is SPAT4003 about?

This unit covers the role that the Earth’s gravity field plays in geodetic surveying and the gravity-related corrections that are applied to surveying measurements. It defines the anomalous and normal gravity fields and how these are used to compute the geoid via Stokes’s solution of the geodetic boundary-value problem. It covers the subtleties of heights and how they are affected by gravity. It describes the dynamics of the solid Earth and how these time variations affect modern reference frames. General and special relativistic effects on surveying measurements are also covered.

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Unit details

Credits25

Contact Hours4 Weekly

Result TypeGrade/Mark

AreaSchool of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) (1152)

Field of Education031100 Geomatic Engineering (Narrow Grouping)

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How this unit is taught

Lecture1 x 2 hours weekly
Tutorial1 x 2 hours weekly

Prerequisites

Prerequisites group 1Complete All

Prerequisites group 2Select One

SPAT3003Satellite and Space Positioning
Satellite and Space Geodesy 310

Prerequisites group 3Select One

SPAT3000Measurement and Adjustment Analysis
Measurement and Adjustment Analysis 310