Michel Van Camp
Gravimetry & Seismology - Gravimétrie & Séismologie - Gravimetrie & Seismologie
Researcher at the Royal Observatory of Belgium
Chercheur à l'Observatoire Royal de Belgique
Onderzoeker op de Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België
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Oct. 2019
Scientific popularization papers:
Fascinating geodesy :
Some information on the gravity
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:
The measurement of the gravity
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To learn about the FG5 absolute gravimeter and the definition of the kilogram :
The FG5 absolute gravimeter : Metrology and Geophysics
Presentations (powerpoint)
Smurfy earthquakes (for kids...and the others, with Haiti as an example):
here
The great 2011 Tohoku earthquake
(Belgian National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics, 23 May 2011):
here
Seismology in Belgium since 1898 :
History of the Belgian Seismic Stations
About tidal phenomena :
An introduction to Earth tides
After a great earthquake, the Earth rings like a bell (sometimes for months):
An introduction to the free oscillations of the Earth
(Duck from
Théocrite
, © J.-L. & P. Coudray)
The FG5 absolute gravimeter :
here