GE 281 — Marine And Geodetic Science
BSc BSc Geomatic Engineering · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Earth gravity field - gravitational, centrifugal and gravity force and potential, equipotential surfaces, curvature of the plumb line, natural co-ordinates; height systems - geopotential numbers, dynamic, normal and orthometric heights; earth and ocean tides; mean sea level and the definition of the geoid; basic principles and methods of geoid determination; height datums; marine geoids - sea surface topography (SST) and sea surface heights (SSH)
- Credits
- 0
- Level
- Year Two
- Semester
- Semester One
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- CE 260 — Soil And Rock Mechanics
- ENGL 263 — Literature in English
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- GE 251 — Photogrammetry I
- GE 261 — Field and Geodetic Astronomy
- GE 262 — Remote Sensing I
- GE 263 — Information Science and Programming
- GE 271 — Engineering Surveying I
- GE 272 — Engineering Surveying II
- GE 284 — Hydrographic Surveying
- GE 292 — Survey Camp/Practical Task II
- MATH 251 — Mathematics III
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