Stability of VLBI, SLR, DORIS, and GPS positioning

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 475-497

  Feissel Vernier, M ^a   de Viron, O ^b   Le Bail, Karine ^a  

^a INSTITUT GÉOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Allan variance; Reference frames; Station positions; Station stability; Three cornered hat

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; GEODESY; GPS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY; WHITE NOISE;

EID: 34547133752     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352712     Document Type: Article

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