Combined Earth orientation parameters based on homogeneous and continuous VLBI and GPS data

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 81, Issue 6-8, 2007, Pages 529-541

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

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b Deutsches Geod atisches Forschungsinstitut DGFI   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CONT02; Local ties; Nutation; Rigorous combination; Sub daily Earth rotation

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEODESY; GPS; NUTATION; PARAMETERIZATION; POLAR MOTION; SIMULATION; SOFTWARE; TROPOSPHERE; VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 34249999130     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-006-0115-z     Document Type: Article

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