Meteorology & climatology
Airborne Geophysics and Precise Positioning
Scientific Issues and Future Directions
by Committee on Geodesy, National Research Council
Description
The Global Positioning System, with its capability for both precisely positioning and navigating an aircraft, has created new scientific opportunities for studying the earth. This book examines the state of the art in airborne geophysics as integrated with new precise positioning systems, and it outlines the scientific goals of focused effort in airborne geophysics, including advances in our understanding of solid earth processes, global climate change, the environment, and resources.
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- Publisher National Academies Press
- Publication Date May 1995
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780309051835
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 30 USD
- Pages128
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions9 x 6 inches
- Biblio Notes1995
