Talk:Bouguer anomaly

What is the geological interpretation of Bouger anomalies?

I think this article could use a section about the geological significance of the bouger anomaly. Hamsterlopithecus (talk) 19:17, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

• The lead at the moment is hardly useful - why is it called an anomaly? I understand from other sources that it is related to assumptions of the shape and density of the earth but someone who understand geology needs to explain this with diagrams/illustrations of how height and low or high density in the subsurface translates to the anomalous gravitometric readings. Shyamal (talk) 11:43, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

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Simple Anomaly: Cartesian Coordinate z

The text states

"More generally, for a mass distribution with the density depending on one Cartesian coordinate z only, gravity for any z is 2πG times the difference in mass per unit area on either side of this z value."

However, no explanation is given for this z axis. Is this perpendicular to the plane? Or is it parallel to the plane? Can someone with knowledge please elaborate? Thank you. LRDodd (talk) 11:14, 29 January 2024 (UTC)