Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword vii
3. Contents ix
4. Opening Ceremony xi
5. General Subjects and Reports
6. EDM Research in Austria 3
7. Electromagnetic Distance Measurements in Finland 22
8. The Caithness Base Investigation 25
9. Report on Polish Electromagnetic Distance Measurements Programme 45
10. Electromagnetic Distance Measurement in the US Geological Survey 55
11. Zur Elektronischen Messung sehr langer Entfernungen (50-120 km) mit dem Electrotape DM-20 62
12. Propagation Problems
13. Microwave Reflection Problems 81
14. Some Aspects of the Meteorology and Refractive Index of the Air near the Earth's Surface 96
15. Multiple Meteorological Observations Applied to Microwave Distance Measurement 104
16. Some Results of Microwave Refraction Measurements over Snow and Ice Fields 119
17. The Meteorological Conditions of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation above the Sea 122
18. On the Path Curvature of Electromagnetic Waves 137
19. Multiple Wavelength Optical Distance Measurements 159
20. The Use of Atmospheric Dispersion for the Refractive Index Correction of Optical Distance Measurements 165
21. Microwave Systems
22. The Tellurometer Model MRA-101 175
23. Principles and Performance of a High-Resolution 8-mm-Wavelength Tellurometer 184
24. Tellurometer Zero Error 208
25. Electro-Optical Systems
26. The AGA Geodimeter Model 6 223
27. First Experiences of the Model 6 Geodimeter in the Field 235
28. The Accuracy of a 50-km Over-Sea Geodimeter Distance and a Study of Temperature Correction by means of a Temperature Gradient Formula 243
29. Geodimeter ₂A Measurements in Base Extension Nets 247
30. Distance Measurement by Means of a Modulated Light Beam yet Independent of the Speed of Light 263
31. NPL-Hilger & Watts Mekometer 278
32. Range and Accuracy of the EOS Electro-Optical Telemeter 287
33. Air and Satellite Borne Systems
34. Shiran 297
35. Radio Ranging on Artificial Earth Satellites 300
36. Experiences with Secor Planning and Data Reduction 312
37. Tropospheric and Ionospheric Propagation Effects on Satellite Radio-Doppler Geodesy 339
38. Télémétrie des Satellites Artificiels par Laser 353
39. Report on Aerodist Surveys carried out by the Australian Division of National Mapping since 1963 358
40. Adjustments of Aerodist Observations 367
41. Laser Applications
42. Progress in the Application of Lasers to Distance Measurement 391
43. Experiments with Lasers in the Measurement of Precise Distances 399
44. Phase-Modulated-Laser Alignment Interferometer 407
45. Measurement of Short Distances
46. Use of Lasers for Displacement Measurement 419
47. Long-Distance Interferometry with an He-Ne Laser 424
48. The Application of Gallium Arsenide Light-Emitting Diodes to Electronic Distance Measuring Equipment 436
49. Final Plenary Session 448
50. List of Participants 450