This book introduces the theory, methods and application of scalar and vector airborne gravimetry systematically. It mainly covers the development history, current situation and basic principles of airborne gravimetry, including basic problems, mathematical models, spectrum windows and filtering methods. It also summarizes the data processing and downward continuation theory and methods of scalar and vector airborne gravimetry . The book presents the achievements of airborne gravimetry in China, and its application in land and sea geoid unification, local geoid refinement and Geophysics, and prospects on future development. This work will appeal to a wide readership from senior undergraduates and postgraduates to researchers working in geodesy and geophysics. The English translation of this book, originally in Chinese, was facilitated by artificial intelligence. The content was later revised by the author for accuracy.
This book is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (42174001).
Dr. Zhongmiao Sun is a professor in Xi'an Research Institute of Surveying and Mapping. He obtained his PhD degree in Information and Engineering Universitiy in 2004. His main research interests include airborne gravimetry, satellite altimetry, time-space datum, etc. He is also a professor at Information and Engineering Universitiy, China, and Changan Universtiy, China. He has published more than 100 papers in many peer-reviewed journals and conferences as the main author or co-author, more than 50 of them were searched by EI / SCI. He has also already authored two book. He has won more than twenty national or provincial science and technology awards.
Dr. Xiaogang Liu is a associate professor in Xi'an Research Institute of Surveying and Mapping. He obtained his PhD degree in Information and Engineering Universitiy in 2011. His main research interests include airborne gravimetry, satellite gravimetry, geomagnetic measurement, etc. He has published more than 100 papers inmany journals and conferences as the main author or co-author, more than 30 of them were searched by EI / SCI. He has also already authored two book. He has won more than ten provincial science and technology awards.
Dr. Fumei Wu is a associate professor in Xi'an Research Institute of Surveying and Mapping. She obtained her PhD degree in Information and Engineering Universitiy in 2010. Her main research interests include inertial navigation, time-space datum, etc. She has published more than 80 papers in many peer-reviewed journals and conferences as the main author or co-author, more than 40 of them were searched by EI / SCI. She has also already authored one book. She has won more than ten national or provincial science and technology awards.
Miss Yixuan Sun is a tutor in Zhongshan University. She obtained her master degree in Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2021. Her main research interest is satellite navigation. She has published several papers in many peer-reviewed journals and conferences as the main author or co-author. She has also already authored one book.
