Global and Regional Geodynamics

Current studies of recent crustal movement are presented using space and terrestrial geodetic methods. Results of the studies, as well as methodological questions related to monitoring, are discussed. Papers are grouped within the following section headings: - Global Plate Motions Instrumentation and Modeling; - Regional Dynamics Modeling of Deformation; - Deformation Studies by GPS Horizontal Crustal Movements; - Vertical Crustal Movements; - Gravimetry and Crustal Deformation This volume is a comprehensive reference for research scientists and students.

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and Program.- Global Plate Motions.- Station Positions and Plate Motion from LAGEOS Long Arc LLA8903.- Plate Motions Derived from the DGFI 89 L03 Solution.- Plate Motions and Deformation from LAGEOS.- Horizontal and Vertical Stations Displacements by VLBI not included.- Global Plate Motion Parameters Derived from Actual Space Geodetic Observations.- A Qualitative and Quantitative Comparison of Geodetic Results from SLR and VLBI.- Geodynamic Research Using LAGEOS Laser Ranging Data at the Central Institute for Physics of the Earth Potsdam, GDR.- Instrumentation and Modeling.- Geoscience Laser Ranging System (GLRS): Characteristics and Expected Performance in Geodynamic Applications.- Orbit Determination Accuracy Improvement by Space VLBI Observables as Tracking Data.- The Effect of Model Errors on Laser Ranging Residuals.- The Accuracy of Satellite Laser Ranging Results versus Site Occupation Times not included.- Design of African Plate SLR/VLBI Network for Geodynamics and Earthquake Research.- Regional Dynamics.- Displacement of a Japanese VLBI Station As an Indicator of the Island Arc Contraction.- Deformation in the Pacific Basin from LAGEOS.- Geophysical Surveying of the Western Mediterranean Basin not included.- Kinematics of an Accreting Plate Boundary: Djibouti Deformation Studies with Terrestrial and Spatial Geodesy not included.- First Results of WEGENER/MEDLAS Data Analysis.- European Baselines Determined with LAGEOS: The TPZ-88.1 Solution.- MEDLAS Network Results from the DGFI Centre not included.- Eastern Mediterranean Baselines from WEGENER-MEDLAS Satellite Laser Ranging Data not included.- Project IDEALTheoretical and Model Investigations, Present and Future not included.- Modeling of Deformation.- Modelling in Non-Cartesian Reference Frames.-Simultaneous Determination of Gravity Field Variations and Crustal Movements and the Role of the Space-Time Geodetic Boundary Value Problem not included.- Precipitation, Groundwater and Ground Deformation.- Lithospheric Deformation and Asthenospheric Pressure.- Geodynamic Monitoring and Connection of Reference Frames in Canada not included.- Deformation Studies by GPS.- Geodetic Measurement of Tectonic Deformation in the Santa Maria Basin, California not included.- Monitoring Crustal Deformation Across the San Andreas Fault, California, Using GPS not included.- Assessing the Long-Term Repeatability and Accuracy of GPS: Analysis of Five Campaigns in California not included.- A GPS Survey in the Yunnan Earthquake Experimental FieldObjectives and First Results.- TANGO: Transatlantic GPS Net for Geodynamics and Oceanography.- The Australian GPS Orbit Determination Pilot Project: A Status Report.- Determination of Long-Term Strain in Greece by Geodetic Techniques not included.- A GPS Survey in the North-East Volcanic Zone of Iceland 1987First Results.- Modelling of Ground Subsidence from a Combination of GPS and Levelling Surveys.- A Crustal Deformation Network Using GPS.- Horizontal Crustal Movements.- Extension of Active Local Networks Along Bocono Fault and First Satellite Connections.- Deformation Analysis of a Local Terrestrial Network in Romania with Respect to the Vrancea Earthquake of August 30, 1986.- Microclimate Studies in Extreme Conditions and Their Applications to the Monitoring of Recent Crustal Movements.- The Distribution of Length and Direction of Two-Dimensional Random Vectors.- Crustal Deformation Measurements on Vancouver Island, British Columbia: 1976 to 1988.- Preliminary Dynamic Model for Kalabsha Area at Aswan from Geodetic Measurements.-Water Loading Is an Effective Factor in Inducing Seismicity Around Aswan Lake not included.- Computer Aided Design of Networks for Monitoring Crustal Tectonic Activity.- New Model of the Environmental Error Sources in EDM Devices.- Comparative Results of Repeated Distance Measurements.- Local Crustal Strains Observed with Holographic Interferometry.- Vertical Crustal Movements.- Earthquake Prediction by Geodetic Surveys and Continuous Crustal Movement Observations in Japan.- Integrated Approach to Kinematic Adjustment and Spatial Analysis of Leveling Control Data of the Ancona 82 Landslide.- Kalman Filtering in Levelling: An Application.- Observation of Crustal Movements by Means of a Long Baseline Water-Tube Tiltmeter at Sagara, Shizuoka, Japan.- Gravimetry and Crustal Deformation.- A Refined Adjustment Model for the Secular Change of Gravity on the Fennoscandian 63° Latitude Gravity Line.- Evidence of Polar Wander from Post-Glacial Rebound Gravity Data not included.- Some Results from Reobserving Microgravimetric Networks in Greece and Turkey not included.- Author Index.