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Free-Air Gravity Anomalies in Kenya

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Determination of the Geoid

Part of the book series: International Association of Geodesy Symposia ((IAG SYMPOSIA,volume 106))

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A presentation of the gravity field coverage for 10’x10’ blocks for Kenya is given. The trend of the gravity anomalies with the topogra­phy is estimated and the mean free-air gravity anomaly values for \({\frac{1}{2}^{\text{o}}} \times {\frac{1}{2}^{\text{o}}}\) is given. Suggestions for improvement of the gravity field determina­tion in Kenya and Eastern Africa region are made.

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  1. Department of Surveying & Photogrammetry, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya

    Alphonse S. Lwangasi

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  1. Department of Geodetic Science & Surveying, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210-1247, USA

    Richard H. Rapp

  2. Instituto di Topografia, Fotogrammetria e Geofisica, Politecnico di Milano, I-Milano, 20133, Italy

    Fernando Sansò

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Lwangasi, A.S. (1991). Free-Air Gravity Anomalies in Kenya. In: Rapp, R.H., Sansò, F. (eds) Determination of the Geoid. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 106. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3104-2_31

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