Tropospheric parameters: Combination studies based on homogeneous VLBI and GPS data

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 81, Issue 6-8, 2007, Pages 515-527

  Krügel, Manuela ^a   Thaller, Daniela ^b   Tesmer, Volker ^a   Rothacher, Markus ^b   Angermann, Detlef ^a   Schmid, Ralf ^c  

^a Deutsches Geod atisches Forschungsinstitut DGFI   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Co location; CONT02; GPS; Local ties; Rigorous combination; Tropospheric parameters; VLBI; Water vapor radiometers

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DATA PROCESSING; GEODESY; GPS; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIOMETER; TROPOSPHERE; VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY; WATER VAPOR; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 34249988151     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-006-0127-8     Document Type: Article

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