Improvement in global gravity field recovery using GFZ-1 satellite laser tracking data

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 398-406

  Konig R ^a   Chen, Z ^a   Reigber, Ch ^a   Schwintzer, P ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geoid; GFZ 1; Global gravity model; Gravity satellite missions; Precise satellite orbit determination

Indexed keywords

GEOID; GRAVITY FIELD; ORBIT DETERMINATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 17544400716     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001900050259     Document Type: Article

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