Geodetic and Geophysical Observations in Antarctica (eBook)

Professor Alessandro Capra is a faculty member in the University of Modena's Civil and Mechanical Engineering Department.Dr-Ing Reinhard Dietrich is a professor at the Institute of Planetary Geodesy at the Technical Universtiy of Dresden.

A Precise Reference Frame for Antarctica from SCAR GPS Campaign Data and Some Geophysical Implications.- Technologies to Operate Year-Round Remote Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Stations in Extreme Environments.- VLNDEF Project for Geodetic Infrastructure Definition of Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica.- Communications Systems for Remote Polar GNSS Station Operation.- Current Status and Future Prospects for the Australian Antarctic Geodetic Network.- Geodetic Research on Deception Island and its Environment (South Shetland Islands, Bransfield Sea and Antarctic Peninsula) During Spanish Antarctic Campaigns (1987–2007).- Validation of the Atmospheric Water Vapour Content from NCEP Using GPS Observations Over Antarctica.- Geodynamics of the Tectonic Detachment in the Penola Strait (Antarctic Peninsula, Archipelago of Argentina Islands).- GPS and Radiosonde Derived Precipitable Water Vapour Content and its Relationship with 5 Years of Long-Wave Radiation Measurements at “Mario Zucchelli” Station, Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica.- Results of the Investigations of the GNSS Antennae in the Framework of SCAR GIANT Project “In Situ GNSS Antenna Tests and Validation of Phase Centre Calibration Data”.- Atmospheric Impact on GNSS Observations, Sea Level Change Investigations and GPS-Photogrammetry Ice Cap Survey at Vernadsky Station in Antarctic Peninsula.- A Validation of Ocean Tide Models Around Antarctica Using GPS Measurements.- Continuous Gravity Observation with the Superconducting Gravimeter CT #043 at Syowa Station, Antarctica.- Tide Gauges in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic: Instrumentation and Calibration Issues from an Australian Perspective.- Tidal Gravimetry in Polar Regions: An Observation Tool Complementary to Continuous GPS for the Validation of Ocean Tide Models.- Joint Geophysical Observations of Ice Stream Dynamics.- Geomagnetic Observatories in Antarctica; State of the Art and a Perspective View in the Global and Regional Frameworks.- Structure of the Wilkes Basin Lithosphere along the ITASE01 Geotraverse.- Report on Photogrammetric Research Conducted at the Antarctic Station “Academician Vernadskyy”.- The Contribution of Russian Geodesists and Topographers to Antarctic Mapping.