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In [[geophysics]], the '''free-air gravity anomaly''', often simply called the '''free-air anomaly''', is the measured [[gravity anomaly]] after a ''free-air correction'' is applied to correct for the elevation at which a measurement is made. The free-air correction does so by adjusting these measurements of gravity to what would have been measured at sea level.<ref name=Fowler>{{cite book|first=C.M.R.|last=Fowler|title=The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics|year=2005|edition=2|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|location=[[Cambridge, UK]]|isbn=0-521-89307-0|pages=205–206}}</ref> | |||
==Anomaly== | |||
The free-air gravity anomaly is given by the equation:<ref name=Fowler/> | |||
:<math>g_{F} = g_{obs} - g_\lambda + \delta g_F</math> | |||
Here, <math>g_F</math> is the free-air gravity anomaly, <math>g_{obs}</math> is observed gravity, <math>g_\lambda</math> is the correction for latitude (because the Earth is not a perfect sphere), and <math>\delta g_F</math> is the free-air correction. | |||
[[Gravitational acceleration]] decreases as an [[inverse square law]] with the distance at which the measurement is made from the mass. The free air correction is calculated from Newton's Law, as a rate of change of gravity with distance:<ref name=Lillie>{{cite book|first=R.J.|last=Lillie|title=Whole Earth Geophysics: An Introductory Textbook for Geologists and Geophysicists|year=1998|publisher=[[Prentice Hall]]|isbn=0-13-490517-2}}</ref> | |||
:<math>\begin{align} g &=\frac{GM}{R^2}\\ | |||
\frac{dg}{dR} &= -\frac{2GM}{R^3}= -\frac{2g}{R} \end{align}</math> | |||
At the equator, <math>2g/R = 0.3086</math> mGal/m. | |||
The free-air correction is the amount that must be added to a measurement at height <math>h</math> to correct it to sea level: | |||
:<math>\delta g_F = \frac{2g}{R} \times h </math>. | |||
Here we have assumed that measurements are made relatively close to the earth's surface so that R doesn't vary significantly. Also, there is an assumption that no mass exists between the observation point and sea level. The [[Bouguer anomaly]] and terrain correction are used to account for this. | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Earth's gravity]] | |||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
[[Category:Gravimetry]] | |||
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Revision as of 13:46, 26 November 2013
In geophysics, the free-air gravity anomaly, often simply called the free-air anomaly, is the measured gravity anomaly after a free-air correction is applied to correct for the elevation at which a measurement is made. The free-air correction does so by adjusting these measurements of gravity to what would have been measured at sea level.[1]
Anomaly
The free-air gravity anomaly is given by the equation:[1]
Here, is the free-air gravity anomaly, is observed gravity, is the correction for latitude (because the Earth is not a perfect sphere), and is the free-air correction.
Gravitational acceleration decreases as an inverse square law with the distance at which the measurement is made from the mass. The free air correction is calculated from Newton's Law, as a rate of change of gravity with distance:[2]
The free-air correction is the amount that must be added to a measurement at height to correct it to sea level:
Here we have assumed that measurements are made relatively close to the earth's surface so that R doesn't vary significantly. Also, there is an assumption that no mass exists between the observation point and sea level. The Bouguer anomaly and terrain correction are used to account for this.
See also
References
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