Accuracy assessments of recent Earth gravity models using crossover altimetry

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-110

  Klokočník, Jaroslav ^a,b   Wagner, Carl A ^a   Kostelecký, Jan ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GEODESY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Earth gravity field models; Satellite (crossover) altimetry; Satellite dynamics; Tests of accuracy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ESTIMATION; ALTIMETRY; CROSSOVER ALTIMETRY; EARTH GRAVITY; EARTH GRAVITY MODEL; ERS-1; GRAVITY FIELD MODEL; SATELLITE DYNAMICS; SATELLITE ORBIT; TOPEX/POSEIDON;

EID: 0029769760     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02295906     Document Type: Article

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