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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)

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Year Two
Semester
Semester One

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Course details from Second Year Course Content - Department of Geomatic Engineering.