Reassessment of the error modelling of non-gravitational perturbations on LAGEOS II and their impact in the Lense-Thirring determination. Part I

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 447-463

  Lucchesi, David M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 0035312152     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(00)00168-9     Document Type: Article

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