SURE 452 - Geodesy Term Paper Topics

• Polar motion
• Satellite altimetry
• Gravity anomalies
• Assessment of network distortion
• Need for NAD83 adjustment
• Helmert blocking
• Geoid heights and deflections of the vertical
• Accuracy analysis of NAD83 adjustment
• Effects of atmosphere on geodetic observations
• Radio interferometry
• Bureau International de l'Heure
• Boundary value problem
• Conformal mapping
• Leveling and crustal motion
• Measuring subsidence
• Precise leveling over water bodies
• Datum deformations
• Gaussian fundamental quantities
• Tissot indicatrix
• Trigonometric leveling
• Satellite laser ranging
• Photogeodesy
• Global positioning system: relative vs absolute positioning, integer ambiguity resolution, code vs codeless receivers, kinematic processing, signal propagation, airborne-GPS
• Time frequency standards
• Atomic time
• History of geodesy

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