Radio source instability in VLBI analysis

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 81, Issue 6-8, 2007, Pages 443-453

  MacMillan, D S ^a,b   Ma, C ^b  

^a NVI Inc   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth orientation parameters; Source stability; Terrestrial reference frame; VLBI

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEODESY; PARAMETERIZATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 34249978375     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-007-0136-2     Document Type: Article

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