Determination of frame-dragging using Earth gravity models from CHAMP and GRACE

New Astronomy

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 527-550

  Ciufolini, I ^a   Pavlis, E C ^b   Peron, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravitation; Gravitomagnetism; Laser ranging; Lense Thirring; Relativity

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RELATIVITY; SATELLITES;

EARTH QUADRUPOLE COEFFICIENT; GRAVITOMAGNETISM; LASER RANGING; LENSE-THIRRING; THIRRING EFFECT;

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS;

EID: 33744752398     PISSN: 13841076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.newast.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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