Static and temporal gravity field recovery using grace potential difference observables

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 19-26

  Han, S C ^a   Jekeli, C ^a   Shum, C K ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy integral; Geopotential; GRACE mission; Satellite to satellite tracking; Temporal gravity field

Indexed keywords

EARTH; GEOID; GEOPOTENTIAL; GPS; GRAVITY FIELD; KINETIC ENERGY; MAPPING; SATELLITE MISSION; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 3242780436     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-1-19-2003     Document Type: Article

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