Floated gravity gradiometer and method
Patent
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OSTI ID:6525081
This patent describes a gravity gradiometer. It comprises: a housing containing a fluid; a float buoyantly supported within the fluid; means for varying the metacentric height of the float; and means for obtaining a measure of the gravitational gradient acting on the float resulting from varying the metacentric height.
- Assignee:
- Amoco Corp., Chicago, IL (USA)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4955232; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US s 7-359454
- OSTI ID:
- 6525081
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 31 May 1989
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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