Articles | Volume 13, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-849-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-849-2022
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04 May 2022
Method article |  | 04 May 2022

Benchmark forward gravity schemes: the gravity field of a realistic lithosphere model WINTERC-G

Barend Cornelis Root, Josef Sebera, Wolfgang Szwillus, Cedric Thieulot, Zdeněk Martinec, and Javier Fullea

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Several alternative gravity modelling techniques and associated numerical codes with their own advantages and limitations are available for the solid Earth community. With upcoming state-of-the-art lithosphere density models and accurate global gravity field data sets, it is vital to understand the differences of the various approaches. In this paper, we discuss the four widely used techniques: spherical harmonics, tesseroid integration, triangle integration, and hexahedral integration.
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