free-air gravity anomaly


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free-air gravity anomaly

[′frē ‚er ′grav·əd·ē ə‚näm·ə·lē]
(geophysics)
A measure of the mass excesses and deficiencies within the earth; calculated as the difference between the measured gravity and the theoretical gravity at sea level and a free-air coefficient determined by the elevation of the measuring station. Also known as free-air anomaly.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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