Error analysis of continuous GPS position time series

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Williams, Simon D P ^a   Bock, Yehuda ^b   Fang, Peng ^b   Jamason, Paul ^b   Nikolaidis, Rosanne M ^b   Prawirodirdjo, Linette ^b   Miller, Meghan ^c   Johnson, Daniel J ^c  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GPS; Time series analysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; GPS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 2542450188     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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