An improved mean-gravity model for GPS hydrostatic delay calibration

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-7

  Bosser, P ^a   Bock, O ^b   Pelon, J ^b   Thom, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT GÉOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Global positioning system (GPS); Gravity model; Zenith hydrostatic delay (ZHD)

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOTE SENSING; SUBMILLIMETER WAVES;

GRAVITY MODELS; PARAMETRIC MODELS; SURFACE PRESSURE; ZENITH HYDROSTATIC DELAY (ZHD);

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 33846616399     PISSN: 1545598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LGRS.2006.881725     Document Type: Article

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