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Decorrelative Mollifier Gravimetry

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This chapter studies locally supported surface mollifier decorrelation of the Earth’s gravitational potential model (EGM), the gravity disturbances and anomalies for the Galapagos, the deflections of the vertical of the hotspots of Hawaii and Iceland, as well as the resulting geological specifics.

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Freeden, W. (2021). Surface Applications. In: Decorrelative Mollifier Gravimetry. Geosystems Mathematics. Birkhäuser, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69909-3_8

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