Springer Geodetic and Geophysical Observations in Antarctica: An Overview in the IPY Perspective

This book is a collection of papers on various aspects of the geodetic and geophysical investigation and observation techniques. It includes material from the Arctic and Antarctica, as well as covering work from both temporary and permanent observatories. Review From the reviews:“This book is a set of 20 research articles written by 80 authors from 12 countries. … They successfully guided and edited this book, which may be considered an important step in discovery and better recognition of the continent. … Subsequent articles, in a concise but sufficiently informative style, deal with issues of different scale and importance. … interesting to all geoscientists active in polar regions as well as to graduate students in geophysics and geodesy for the many methodological aspects touched upon by the authors.” (Marek Lewandowski, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 168, 2011) About the Author Professor Alessandro Capra is a faculty member in the University of Modena's Civil and Mechanical Engineering Department. Dr-Ing Reinhard Dietrich is a professor at the Institute of Planetary Geodesy at the Technical Universtiy of Dresden.