Airborne gravity has become a practical and accurate method to measure the variations of the Earth’s gravitational field over regional areas. In geodesy, fixed wing aircraft equipped with scalar gravity meters are preferred. In geophysics, the same configuration is often used for reconnaissance surveys. For aerogeophysical prospection, low-and slow-flying aircraft are favored combined with vector or gradient gravity meters.
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Meyer, U. (2011). Gravity method, airborne. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, Part 5, 497–499. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8702-7_179
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