Satellite gradiometry using a satellite pair

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 544-557

  Keller, W ^a   Sharifi, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gravity gradiometry; Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE); Satellite pair

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY FIELD; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE MISSION;

EID: 17444386711     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-004-0426-x     Document Type: Article

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