One-centimeter orbit determination for Jason-1: New GPS-based strategies

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 299-318

  Haines, Bruce ^a   Bar Sever, Yoaz ^a   Bertiger, Willy ^a   Desai, Shailen ^a   Willis, Pascal ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

GPS; Jason 1; Precise orbit determination; Satellite altimetry

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; GEODESY; GPS; ORBIT DETERMINATION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

EID: 3543047321     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410490465300     Document Type: Article

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