Spherical cap harmonic analysis: A comment on its proper use for local gravity field representation

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 526-532

  De Santis, A ^a   Torta, J M ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b CSIC URL Observatorio de Fisica Cosmica del Ebro OE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Least squares approach; Local gravity field; Spherical cap harmonic analysis

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY FIELD; SPHERICAL CAP HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031420265     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001900050120     Document Type: Article

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