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Results of the European Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters in Walferdange (Luxembourg) of November 2007

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Gravity, Geoid and Earth Observation

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The second international comparison of absolute gravimeters was held in Walferdange, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, in November 2007, in which twenty absolute gravimeters took part. A short description of the data processing and adjustments will be presented here and will be followed by the presentation of the results. Two different methods were applied to estimate the relative offsets between the gravimeters. We show that the results are equivalent as the uncertainties of both adjustments overlap. The absolute gravity meters agree with one another with a standard deviation of 2 μgal (1 gal = 1 cm/s2).

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  • Francis, O. and T. van Dam (2006). Analysis of results of the International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters in Walferdange (Luxembourg) of November 2003, Cahiers du Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie, 26, 1–23.

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  1. Technology and Communication, University of Luxembourg and Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie (ECGS), Luxembourg, L-1359, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

    O. Francis (Faculty of Sciences) & T. van Dam (Faculty of Sciences)

  2. Mechanical Division, Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM), Torino, I-10135, Italy

    A. Germak

  3. École et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre (EOST), Strasbourg, 67084, France

    M. Amalvict, J. Hinderer & B. Luck

  4. Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg/École et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre (UMR 7516 CNRS-ULP), Strasbourg, 67000, France

    M. Amalvict

  5. Dynamics of the Litosphere Laboratory CNRS/Montpellier University, Montpellier, France

    R. Bayer & N. Le Moigne

  6. Finnish Geodetic Institute (FGI), Masala, Finland

    M. Bilker-Koivula & J. Mäkinen

  7. Space Geodesy Centre ‘Giuseppe Colombo’, Localita Terlecchia, 75100, Matera, Italy

    M. Calvo, T. Dell’Acqua & R. Faccia

  8. INRIM, Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Torino, IT-10135, Italia

    G.-C. D’Agostino & D. Quagliotti

  9. Lantmäteriet (the National Land Survey of Sweden)/ Geodectic Research Division, Kundcenter, Lantmäteriet, 801 82, Gävle, Sweden

    A. Engfeldt

  10. Federal Agency of Cartography and Geodesy (BKG), Frankfurt/Main, Germany

    R. Falk & H. Wilmes

  11. Institute of Geodesy, Leibniz Universitat Hannover, Institut Für Erdmessung, Leibniz Universität, Schneiderberg 50, D-30167, Hannover, Germany

    O. Gitlein & L. Timmen

  12. National Geographic Institute of Spain, Instito Geográfico Nacional, General Ibáñez Ibero 3, 28003, MADRID, Spain

    M. Fernandez

  13. Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, University of Environmental and Life Sciences, POB 5003 N-1432, Ås, Norway

    J. Gjevestad & B. Pettersen

  14. The Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Liverpool, L3 5DA, UK

    D. Jones

  15. Geodetic Observatory Pecny (GOP), Research Institute of Geodesy, Topography and Cartography, Ondrejov, Czech Republic

    J. Kostelecky & V. Palinkas

  16. Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Bidston, UK

    D. Mclaughlin

  17. Institute of Geodesy and Geodetic Astronomy, Warsaw University of Technology, pl. Politechniki 1, 00-661, Warsaw, Poland

    T. Olszak, A. Pachuta & J. Walo

  18. Lantmäteriet (The National Land Survey of Sweden)/Geodetic Research Division, 801 82, Gävle, Sweden

    P. Olsson

  19. Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), Madrid, Spain

    R. Pujol

  20. Delft Institute of Earth Observation and Space Systems (DEOS), Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2629, The Netherlands

    I. Prutkin

  21. DEOS/PSG Technical University, Delft, The Netherlands

    R. Reudink (Faculty of Aerospace Engineering)

  22. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen, 91058, Germany

    C. Rothleitner & S. Svitlov

  23. Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying (BEV), Vienna, Austria

    D. Ruess

  24. Institute of seismology, CSB, Institute of Seismology, CBS, Wuhan, 430071, China

    C. Shen & L. Xing

  25. NERC Space Geodesy Facility, Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, BN27 1RN, UK

    V. Smith

  26. National Scientific Centre “Institute of Metrology”, Kharkov, Ukraine

    S. Svitlov

  27. Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying (BEV), Gruppe Eichwesen, Arltgasse 35, 1160, Wien, Austria

    C. Ulrich

  28. Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB), Brussels, Belgium

    M. Van Camp

  29. School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

    L. Wang

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  1. Dept. Mineral Resources Engineering, Lab. Geodesy / Geomatics, Technical University of Crete, University Campus, Chania, Crete, 731 00, Greece

    Stelios P. Mertikas

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Francis, O. et al. (2010). Results of the European Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters in Walferdange (Luxembourg) of November 2007. In: Mertikas, S. (eds) Gravity, Geoid and Earth Observation. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 135. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10634-7_5

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