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Gradiometry

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Translation of "gradiometry" into Russian

gradiometry
Noun
raiting
gradiometry
Gradiometry is used in geophysics to measure variations in the Earth's gravitational field.
Градиометрия используется в геофизике для измерения вариаций в гравитационном поле Земли.

Definitions

gradiometry
Noun
raiting
The measurement and analysis of variations in the gravitational field of the Earth or other celestial bodies.
The team used gradiometry to map the subsurface geological structures.
The measurement and analysis of spatial gradients of a physical field—especially magnetic—in order to locate or characterize subsurface features or anomalies.
Magnetic gradiometry is widely used in archaeology to detect buried structures without excavation.