Abstract:

This review introduces the basic principles of airborne gravity measurements, summarizes the history of
development of both international and Chinese airborne gravity measurement technology, and describes the
application of airborne gravity measurement technology to airborne geophysical exploration in polar regions.
It is confirmed that airborne gravity measurement technology is the only means of obtaining such
high-precision high-resolution observations of the entire Antarctic area. Thus, the technology is vital to improving
the global gravity field model in Antarctica, supporting research of Antarctic geological structures,
and enhancing data quality.

Key words: airborne gravity, Antarctic, Arctic, international plan, Snow Eagle 601