LAGEOS I once-per-revolution force due to solar heating

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B1, 1997, Pages 585-590

  Rubincam, David Parry ^a,b,c   Currie, Douglas G ^a   Robbins, John W ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; LAGEOS; PHOTON THRUST; SATELLITE ORBIT; SOLAR HEATING; SPIN AXIS;

EID: 0030985259     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02851     Document Type: Article

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