Author: Schwarz, K.P. ; & Lachapelle, G. ; editors:
Title: Geodesy in Transition : A Volume Dedicated to Helmut Moritz on the Occasion of his 50th Birthday
Description: Calgary, University of Calgary, 1983. orig.wrappers. 22x14cm, iii,353 pp.. Some rubbing. Good. ¶ Contains 17 papers on boundary value problems, approximation techniques, reference systems and global geodynamics; advances in geodetic technology. Includes: A stochastic approach to the mixed boundary value problems in physical geodesy; On functional properties of the basic operators of physical geodesy; A discussion on the altimetry-gravimetry problems; Splines and least-squares interpolation; On the use and abuse of Molodensky's Mountain; Consequences of operational geodesy; New concepts of geodetic networks; Dynamics of the earth's ellipsoid of inertia; Transformations of velocity fields on a spherical surface; Reference frame rotation: regularised theory by quaternions and spinors; Application of laser ranging to geodynamics; Microgravimetry; etc.

Keywords: Physical Geodesy, Geophysics, Geodynamics, , , , , ,