Evaluation of co-location ties relating the VLBI and GPS reference frames

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 79, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 189-195

  Ray, Jim ^a   Altamimi, Z ^b  

^a National Geodetic Survey and Bureau International des Poids et Mesures   (United States)

^b INSTITUT GÉOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL   (France)

Author keywords

Co location sites; GPS; International terrestrial reference frame (ITRF); Local ties; VLBI

Indexed keywords

GEODETIC NETWORK; GPS; TIME SERIES;

EID: 23844463596     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-005-0456-z     Document Type: Article

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