Improving the analysis precision of satellite laser ranging data from centimeter to millimeter range

Journal of the Geodetic Society of Japan

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Otsubo, Toshimichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DATA SET; LASER; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 33749423821     PISSN: 00380830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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