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REDUCTION OF GRAVITY DATAPART I: WHY?!!!
By : Dr Amin Khalil
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WHY ?!!Gravity field depends on : Mass Inverse of squared distance
The is not a sphere
Elliptical or flatened
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Earth’s Radii
Re
Rp
Rp < Re
Hence g is changing with latitude
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Important
The use of acceleration due to gravity to study the subsurface it is required to remove any unwanted effects, so that the effects from anomalous bodies are the only factors.
Are there other factors?
yes
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Sea Level
Earth’s surface
• Sea level can be regarded as equipotential surface.•Earth’s surface possesses undulations.•Areas above sea level have less g•Areas below sea level have greater g Thus elevations of the earth’s surface affects g and this effect should be removed.
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Excess mass
Increase in mass result is increase in g
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What are the main types of gravity data reduction ?
1- latitude correction
2- Elevation correction
3- Bouguer correction
4- terrain correction