1982 Volume 28 Issue 1 Pages 57-72
This document is the quadrennial report of gravimetric work in Japan during the period from July 1978 to March 1982. Its purpose is to submit to the International Gravity Commission of the International Association of Geodesy at its General Meeting held in Tokyo, Japan, from May 7 to 15, 1982. We summarize gravimetric work such as international and domestic connections of gravity network, absolute and relative measure ments, marine gravimetry, tidal and non-tidal gravity changes, theoretical researches, etc. Complete references of the related articles will be found in the bibliography toward the end of this report. The editor has compiled this report from manuscripts submitted by the International Latitude Observatory of Mizusawa, the Geographical Survey Institute, the Meteorological Research Institute, the National Institute of Polar Research, the Hydrographic Department of Japan, Tohoku University, the Earthquake Research Institute and the Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo, the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kanazawa University, Nagoya University and Kyoto University.