Comparison of the qualities of recent global and local gravimetric geoid models in Iran

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-304

  Kiamehr, Ramin ^a   Sjoberg L E ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Geoid; GGM; GPS levelling; GRACE

Indexed keywords

GEOID; GPS; LEVELING;

EID: 23344440297     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-005-0011-7     Document Type: Article

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