The International GPS Service (IGS): An interdisciplinary service in support of earth sciences

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 631-653

  Beutler, G ^a   Rothacher, M ^a   Schaer, S ^a   Springer, T A ^a   Kouba, J ^c   Neilan, R E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GPS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0032819798     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00160-X     Document Type: Article

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