Accuracy assessment and refinement of the JGM-2 and JGM-3 gravity fields for radial positioning of ERS-1

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 72, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 373-384

  Moore, P ^a   Ehlers, S ^a   Carnochan, S ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ERROR CORRECTION; ERS-1; ORBIT DETERMINATION;

EID: 0031798046     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001900050177     Document Type: Article

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