The improvement of the Earth gravity field estimation and its benefits in the atmosphere and fundamental physics

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 472-485

  Vespe, F ^a   Rutigliano, P ^b  

^a ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Italy)

^b TELESPAZIO S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate; Earth's satellites; Gravitomagnetic effect; Gravity field recovery; Orbital perturbations; Penumbra

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH (PLANET); EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; REFRACTION; SATELLITES;

CLIMATE; EARTH'S SATELLITES; GRAVITOMAGNETIC EFFECTS; GRAVITY FIELD RECOVERY; ORBITAL PERTURBATION; PENUMBRA;

GRAVITATION;

EID: 27744514133     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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