Determination of long-term changes in the Earth's gravity field from satellite laser ranging observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B10, 1997, Pages 22377-22390

  Cheng, M K ^a   Shum, C K ^a   Tapley, B D ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY FIELD; SATELLITE LASER RANGING; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 0031422306     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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