The joint gravity model 3

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 28029-28049

  Tapley, B D ^a   Watkins, M M ^a,d   Ries, J C ^a   Davis, G W ^a,e,f   Eanes, R J ^a   Poole, S R ^a   Rim, H J ^a   Schutz, B E ^a   Shum, C K ^a   Nerem, R S ^a,b   Lerch, F J ^b   Marshall, J A ^b   Klosko, S M ^c   Pavlis, N K ^c   Williamson, R G ^c  

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

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPOTENTIAL; GEOPOTENTIAL MODEL; JOINT GRAVITY MODEL 1; JOINT GRAVITY MODEL 3; TOPEX/POSEIDON;

EID: 0041759460     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb01645     Document Type: Article

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