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10464 (v.2) Physical Geodesy 481


Area: Department of Spatial Sciences
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 10458 (v.2) Measurement and Adjustment Analysis 381 or any previous version
AND
10461 (v.3) Satellite and Space Geodesy 381 or any previous version
 
Syllabus: Fundamentals of geopotential theory - Laplace's and Poisson's differential equations, spherical harmonic analysis and elementary boundary-value problems. Gravity field modelling - Stokes's determination of the geoid, normal gravity field, deflections of the vertical, dynamic satellite geodesy and least-squares collocation. Anomalous gravity field - disturbing potential and gravity anomalies. The measurement and rigorous reduction of gravity data to datum. Effect of the gravity field on surveying measurements - orthometric corrections to spirit levelling, deflection corrections to survey observations and use of the geoid in survey reductions. Relativistic effects in geodesy. Earth rotation and orientation - precession, nutation, motion of the geocentre and length of day. Dynamic properties of the earth - solid-earth tides, elementary plate tectonics and postglacial rebound. Use of the gravity field in inertial surveying systems.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 
Field of Education: 031100 Geomatic Engineering (Narrow Grouping)
Funding Cluster: 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2005 Bentley Campus Semester 1   Y      
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully
Online
refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

 
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