Global and Regional Geodynamics: Symposium No. 101 Edinburgh, Scotland, August 3-5, 1989 - International Association of Geodesy Symposia Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990 edition

Marc Notes: Proceedings of a symposium held within the General Meeting of the International Association of Geodesy in Edinburgh, Scotland August 7, 1989. Table of Contents: and Program.- Global Plate Motions.- Station Positions and Plate Motion from LAGEOS Long Arc LLA8903.- Plate Motions Derived from the DGFI 89 L03 Solution.- Plate Motions and Deformation from LAGEOS.- Horizontal and Vertical Stations Displacements by VLBI not included.- Global Plate Motion Parameters Derived from Actual Space Geodetic Observations.- A Qualitative and Quantitative Comparison of Geodetic Results from SLR and VLBI.- Geodynamic Research Using LAGEOS Laser Ranging Data at the Central Institute for Physics of the Earth Potsdam, GDR.- Instrumentation and Modeling.- Geoscience Laser Ranging System (GLRS): Characteristics and Expected Performance in Geodynamic Applications.- Orbit Determination Accuracy Improvement by Space VLBI Observables as Tracking Data.- The Effect of Model Errors on Laser Ranging Residuals.- The Accuracy of Satellite Laser Ranging Results versus Site Occupation Times not included.- Design of African Plate SLR/VLBI Network for Geodynamics and Earthquake Research.- Regional Dynamics.- Displacement of a Japanese VLBI Station As an Indicator of the Island Arc Contraction.- Deformation in the Pacific Basin from LAGEOS.- Geophysical Surveying of the Western Mediterranean Basin not included.- Kinematics of an Accreting Plate Boundary: Djibouti Deformation Studies with Terrestrial and Spatial Geodesy not included.- First Results of WEGENER/MEDLAS Data Analysis.- European Baselines Determined with LAGEOS: The TPZ-88.1 Solution.- MEDLAS Network Results from the DGFI Centre not included.- Eastern Mediterranean Baselines from WEGENER-MEDLAS Satellite Laser Ranging Data not included.- Project IDEAL Theoretical and Model Investigations, Present and Future not included.- Modeling of Deformation.- Modelling in Non-Cartesian Reference Frames.- Simultaneous Determination of Gravity Field Variations and Crustal Movements and the Role of the Space-Time Geodetic Boundary Value Problem not included.- Precipitation, Groundwater and Ground Deformation.- Lithospheric Deformation and Asthenospheric Pressure.- Geodynamic Monitoring and Connection of Reference Frames in Canada not included.- Deformation Studies by GPS.- Geodetic Measurement of Tectonic Deformation in the Santa Maria Basin, California not included.- Monitoring Crustal Deformation Across the San Andreas Fault, California, Using GPS not included.- Assessing the Long-Term Repeatability and Accuracy of GPS: Analysis of Five Campaigns in California not included.- A GPS Survey in the Yunnan Earthquake Experimental Field Objectives and First Results.- TANGO: Transatlantic GPS Net for Geodynamics and Oceanography.- The Australian GPS Orbit Determination Pilot Project: A Status Report.- Determination of Long-Term Strain in Greece by Geodetic Techniques not included.- A GPS Survey in the North-East Volcanic Zone of Iceland 1987 First Results.- Modelling of Ground Subsidence from a Combination of GPS and Levelling Surveys.- A Crustal Deformation Network Using GPS.- Horizontal Crustal Movements.- Extension of Active Local Networks Along Bocono Fault and First Satellite Connections.- Deformation Analysis of a Local Terrestrial Network in Romania with Respect to the Vrancea Earthquake of August 30, 1986.- Microclimate Studies in Extreme Conditions and Their Applications to the Monitoring of Recent Crustal Movements.- The Distribution of Length and Direction of Two-Dimensional Random Vectors.- Crustal Deformation Measurements on Vancouver Island, British Columbia: 1976 to 1988.- Preliminary Dynamic Model for Kalabsha Area at Aswan from Geodetic Measurements.- Water Loading Is an Effective Factor in Inducing Seismicity Around Aswan Lake not included.- Computer Aided Design of Networks for Monitoring Crustal Tectonic Activity.- New Model of the Environmental Error Sources in EDM Devices.- Comparative Results of Repeated Distance Measurements.- Local Crustal Strains Observed with Holographic Interferometry.- Vertical Crustal Movements.- Earthquake Prediction by Geodetic Surveys and Continuous Crustal Movement Observations in Japan.- Integrated Approach to Kinematic Adjustment and Spatial Analysis of Leveling Control Data of the Ancona 82 Landslide.- Kalman Filtering in Levelling: An Application.- Observation of Crustal Movements by Means of a Long Baseline Water-Tube Tiltmeter at Sagara, Shizuoka, Japan.- Gravimetry and Crustal Deformation.- A Refined Adjustment Model for the Secular Change of Gravity on the Fennoscandian 63 Latitude Gravity Line.- Evidence of Polar Wander from Post-Glacial Rebound Gravity Data not included.- Some Results from Reobserving Microgravimetric Networks in Greece and Turkey not included.- Author Index."