Understanding the Bouguer Anomaly: A Gravimetry Puzzle

Understanding the Bouguer Anomaly: A Gravimetry Puzzle addresses the geophysical and geodetic applications of gravity field interpretation, taking into account the evaluation of the Bouguer anomaly. Containing several contributions that deal with persistent questions in gravity data processing and providing verified workflows, the book covers historical and practical aspects of the Bouguer anomaly.

Geophysicists and exploration geologists will gain advanced knowledge in gravimetry, physical geodesy and an understanding of the evaluation and impact of the Bouguer anomaly in gravity field measurement.

Covers multiple aspects of the Bouguer anomaly, including definition, historical developments and evaluationProvides verified workflows for gravity data processing, which can be applied across research and industryOrganized with a logical flow that begins with a definition, then continues to describe state-of-the-art and advanced approaches to terrain corrections evaluationsIncludes an example of national gravity database organization and re-processing

1. Introduction 2. The Physical Meaning of Bouguer Anomalies - General Aspects Revisited 3. Some Remarks on the Early History of the Bouguer Anomaly 4. Normal Earth Gravity Field Versus Gravity Effect of Layered Ellipsoidal Model 5. Numerical Calculation of Terrain Correction Within the Bouguer Anomaly Evaluation (Program Toposk) 6. Efficient Mass Correction Using an Adaptive Method 7. National Gravimetric Database of the Slovak Republic