Estimating the noise in space-geodetic positioning: The case of DORIS

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 80, Issue 8-11, 2006, Pages 541-565

  Le Bail, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b INSTITUT GÉOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL   (France)

Author keywords

Allan variance; DORIS; Noise characteristics; Principal component analysis (in the time domain); Residual noise; Station coordinates; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUE; ENVISAT-1; GEODESY; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SPOT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOPEX-POSEIDON; WHITE NOISE;

EID: 33750597730     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-006-0088-y     Document Type: Article

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