The first through ninth radial derivatives of a harmonic function and gravity anomaly are derived in this paper. These derivatives can be used in the analytical continuation application. For the downward continuation ...The first through ninth radial derivatives of a harmonic function and gravity anomaly are derived in this paper. These derivatives can be used in the analytical continuation application. For the downward continuation of gravity anomaly, the Taylor series approach developed in the paper is equivalent theoretically to but more efficient and storage-saving computationally than the well-known gradient operator approach. Numerical simulation shows that Taylor series expansion constructed by the derived formulas for the radial derivatives of gravity disturbance is still convergent for height up to 4 km.展开更多
文摘The first through ninth radial derivatives of a harmonic function and gravity anomaly are derived in this paper. These derivatives can be used in the analytical continuation application. For the downward continuation of gravity anomaly, the Taylor series approach developed in the paper is equivalent theoretically to but more efficient and storage-saving computationally than the well-known gradient operator approach. Numerical simulation shows that Taylor series expansion constructed by the derived formulas for the radial derivatives of gravity disturbance is still convergent for height up to 4 km.
