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Zumberge et al. 1986
Zumberge, M.A., Sasagawa, G. and Kappus, M. (1986). Absolute gravity measurements in California. Journal of Geophysical Research 91: doi: 10.1029/JB091iB09p09135. issn: 0148-0227.

We have constructed an absolute gravity meter that determines the local gravitational acceleration by timing a freely falling mass with a laser interferometer. The instrument has made measurements as 11 sites in California, four in Nevada, and one in France. The uncertainty in the results is typically 10 μGal (1 Gal ≡ 1 cm /s 2; 1 μGal = 10-6 Gal = 10-8 m/s2). Repeated measurements have been made at several of the sites; only one shows a substantial change in gravity.

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