Earth Science, Mechanical Engineering & Dynamics, Mechanical Engineering & Dynamics, Earth Science
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Overview
There are times in the history of a science when the evolving technology has been combined with a singleness of purpose to make possible the next great step. For space geodesy the decade of the 1980s was one of those times. Initiated in the early 1980s, the NASA Crustal Dynamics Project (CDP), a global venture of unprecedented proportions, exploited new technologies to confirm and refine tectonic theories and to advance geodynamics.
The highlights of the efforts of scientists and engineers from some 30 countries are contained in the 54 papers collected in three volumes which are dedicated to the memory of Edward A. (Ted) Flinn, the former Chief Scientist of the NASA Geodynamics Program.
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The second of three volumes reporting the efforts of scientists and engineers involved with the NASA Crustal Dynamics Project (CDP), an unprecedented global venture, initiated in the early 1980s, which exploited new technologies to confirm and refine tectonic theories and to advance geodynamics. The papers in the present volume discuss the significant scientific results of the CDP in earth dynamics. Among the topics addressed are variations in the orientation of the earth; development of a conventional terrestrial reference frame; and contributions of water mass redistribution to polar motion excitation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
November 1, 1993
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
Pages
219
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780875905242