Crossover analysis of Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E10, 2001, Pages 23753-23768

  Neumann, Gregory A ^a,b   Rowlands, David D ^b   Lemoine, Frank G ^b   Smith, David E ^b   Zuber, Maria T ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; GLOBAL SURVEYOR MISSION; MARS;

EID: 0035194595     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001381     Document Type: Article

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