Haxby Worldwide Gravity Grid

In 1985, Dr. William F. Haxby of the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University prepared this data base of free-air gravity anomalies, based on the radar altimetry of the SEASAT satellite mission in 1978.

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notes In 1985, Dr. William F. Haxby of the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University prepared this data base of free-air gravity anomalies, based on the radar altimetry of the SEASAT satellite mission in 1978.
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title Haxby Worldwide Gravity Grid