Improved modelling of surface forces in the orbit determination of ers and envisat

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 535-543

  Doornbos, E ^a   Scharroo, R ^a   Klinkrad, H ^b   Zandbergen, R ^b   Fritsche, B ^c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c HTG Hyperschall Technologie Gottingen GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATION; PHOTONS; SATELLITES; SOLAR RADIATION;

PRECISE ORBIT DETERMINATION (POD);

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0041880414     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m02-055     Document Type: Article

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