The asymmetric reflectivity effect on the LAGEOS satellites and the germanium retroreflectors

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 18, 2003, Pages

  Lucchesi, David M ^a  

^a INAF   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM; LIGHT; MIRRORS; REFLECTION; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SUN; SATELLITES;

ECCENTRICITY VECTOR EXCITATIONS; RETROREFLECTORS; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; ECCENTRICITY VECTORS; LAGEOS SATELLITES; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; NEW MECHANISMS; RETRO-REFLECTORS; TIME EVOLUTIONS; VISIBLE LIGHT;

GEOPHYSICS; TRACKING (POSITION);

LAGEOS; REFLECTIVITY; SATELLITE SENSOR;

EID: 0347542593     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017741     Document Type: Article

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