Efficient determination of global gravity field from satellite-to-satellite tracking mission

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-102

  Han, Shin Chan ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjugate gradient; Energy conservation principle; Geopotential; GRACE mission; Satellite to satellite tracking

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242778103     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CELE.0000009383.07092.1f     Document Type: Article

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