BASIC RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SATELLITE PROGRAM AND FOR THE EARTH AND OCEAN PHYSICS APPLICATIONS PROGRAM Thirteenth Semiannual Status Report and First Semiannual Status Report

摘要

The statement of work for this project includes data analysis and supporting research in connection with the following broad objectives:n(1) Provide precise and accurate geometric description of the earth's surface.n(2) Provide a precise and accurate mathematical descrip¬tion of the earth's gravitational field.n(3) Determine time variations of the geometry of the ocean surface, the solid earth, the gravity field and other geo¬physical parameters.