The impact of the new CHAMP and GRACE gravity models on the measurement of the general relativistic lense-thirring effect

Earth Observation with CHAMP: Results from Three Years in Orbit

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 187-192

  Iorio, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earth gravity models; General Theory of Relativity; LAGEOS LAGEOS II orbits; Lense Thirring effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044464602     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26800-6_30     Document Type: Chapter

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