The effect of topographical and atmospheric masses on spaceborne gravimetric and gradiometric data

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 549-582

  Novak P ^a,b,c   Grafarend, E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b University of Bohemia   (Czech Republic)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GEODESY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Geoid determination; Satellite missions; Spherical harmonic series; Topographical and atmospheric potential

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; GEOID; GEOPOTENTIAL; GRAVIMETRY; GRAVITY FIELD; SATELLITE MISSION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 33751016336     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-006-0035-7     Document Type: Article

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