French transportable laser ranging station: Scientific objectives, technical features, and performance

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 402-410

  Nicolas, Joëlle ^a   Pierron, Francis ^a   Kasser, Michel ^b   Exertier, Pierre ^a   Bonnefond, Pascal ^a   Barlier, FranÇois ^a   Haase, Jennifer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b Ecl Sup des Geometres Topographes   (France)

^c ACRI ST   (France)

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EID: 0001064571     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.000402     Document Type: Article

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