Introduction to Satellite Geodesy

Short history of geodesy, gravitation, potential theory, Laplace’s equation, visco-elastic earth, gravimetry, geodetic sensors in the orbit, GNSS, altimeters, GRACE, climate change indicators and their relation to geodesy.

References

• Heiskanen, W. A., and Moritz, H., “Physical Geodesy”, San Francisco, WH Freeman.
• William, K. M., Theory of Satellite Geodesy: Applications of Satellites to Geodesy, Dover Earth Science.
• Torge, W., Geodesy, De Gruyter Textbook.
• Some publications and NASA tech reports.