In geodesy and geophysics, the Bouguer anomaly (named after Pierre Bouguer) is a gravity anomaly, corrected for the height at which it is measured and the attraction of terrain.[1] The height correction alone gives a free-air gravity anomaly.
Bouguer anomaly map of the state of New Jersey (USGS)
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In geodesy and geophysics, the Bougueranomaly (named after Pierre Bouguer) is a gravity anomaly, corrected for the height at which it is measured and...
and so a gravity anomaly is always specified with reference to a particular model. The Bouguer, free-air, and isostatic gravity anomalies are each based...
free-air gravity anomaly, Bouguer gravity anomaly, and crustal thickness. In some areas of Mars there is a correlation between gravity anomalies and topography...
the form of a separate outer ring around an anticorona." The term Bougueranomaly, referring to small regional variations in the Earth's gravity field...
field and what was expected for the altitude and local terrain (the Bougueranomaly) is positive over ocean basins and negative over high continental areas...
trench, and a large negative Bougueranomaly on the convex side of the volcanic arc. The small positive gravity anomaly associated with volcanic arcs...
negative Bougueranomaly. This is likely due to a less dense crust. In the Ossa Moena zone and South Portuguese Zone there is a positive Bougueranomaly, due...
Theoretical description of Earth's gravimetric shape Bougueranomaly – Type of gravity anomaly Gravitation of the Moon Gravitational acceleration – Change...
altitude, about 400 kilometres (250 mi). Its features include a Bouguer gravity anomaly of −120 mGal, a topographical surface feature shaped as a ring...
so-called Bougueranomalies. Here, Δ g F A {\displaystyle \Delta g_{FA}} is our earlier Δ g {\displaystyle \Delta g} , the free-air anomaly. In case the...
in 1855 by Archdeacon J. H. Pratt of Calcutta and is now called the Bougueranomaly which he explained on the basis of isostasy. Others like Airy suggested...
the Bouguer data indicate the following: The Bougueranomaly data is directly related to the subsurface topology of the region. The positive Bouguer anomalies...
anomalies in the area proposed the presence of a crater with a diameter of 2.5 km (1.6 mi) and extending to 300 m (980 ft) depth. A Bougueranomaly map...
Aspen anomaly is a geological structure in Colorado, United States. It consists of a low-seismic velocity anomaly in the mantle which underpins the highest...
and B. K MATHUR, Gravity Anomalies and the Godavari Rift, India; 3. M. N. Qureshy and Waris E. K. Warsi, A Bougueranomaly map of India and its relation...
Isles of Scilly, to the eastern edge of Dartmoor. The negative gravity anomaly, caused by the relatively low density of the granites compared to average...
correlates with a ring of cenotes onshore and a major circular Bouguer gravity gradient anomaly. This has a radius that varies between 70 and 85 kilometers...
evidence for such an impact structure has been found by regional magnetic, Bouguer gravity, or other geologic studies. However, other Earth scientists have...
the vents of the major eruption of 100,000 years ago. High resolution Bouguer gravity imaging of Kyushu is consistent with the larger caldera being the...
late 17th century, the notion was disproven, first tentatively by Pierre Bouguer in 1740, then definitively by Charles Hutton in his Schiehallion experiment...
of Taiwan) (24.6° to 25°N). Taiwan has a very strong, positive Bouguer gravity anomaly in the Coastal Range, at over +4x10−4 ms−2. A local low below -2x10−4 ms−2...
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