Recent Geodetic and Gravimetric Research in Latin America

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Inter-American Geodetic Integration....Pages 3-15
A First Realization of a GPS Reference Frame in Brazil....Pages 16-20
GPS South American Net Project for Southern Cone....Pages 21-29
Use of GPS in the South of Brazil Under Severe Ionospheric Conditions....Pages 30-39
Datum Transformations for GPS Applications in South America....Pages 40-45
Satellite Imagery and Positioning Systems for Accurate Mapping in Unmapped Areas of the Amazon....Pages 46-54
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
New First Order Gravity Stations in Chile: Implications....Pages 57-64
A Contribution to the Geoid Determination....Pages 65-81
The South American Gravity Project....Pages 82-95
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Tidal Gravity Measurements in Latin-America....Pages 99-130
Plate Motions and Active Crustal Deformation in the North Andean Region Measured with the Global Positioning System....Pages 131-145
The Project Corbas — Determination of Recent Crustal Movements in Costa Rica....Pages 146-156
Recent Dynamic Activity of the Bransfield Rift: Potential Zone of High Natural Hazard in Antarctica....Pages 157-175
Gravity Variations in Central Chile....Pages 176-183
Monitoring of Gravity Variations in the Southern Central Andes....Pages 184-191
Crustal Dynamic Investigations in the Central Andes Using GPS....Pages 192-201
Geodynamic Research by Absolute and Relative Gravimetry in Venezuela....Pages 202-214
Back Matter....Pages 215-215