Generation of a consistent absolute phase-center correction model for GPS receiver and satellite antennas

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 781-798

  Schmid, Ralf ^a   Steigenberger, Peter ^a,b   Gendt, Gerd ^b   Ge, Maorong ^b   Rothacher, Markus ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absolute phase center corrections; GPS; GPS data reprocessing; Receiver antenna; Satellite antenna

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; CORRECTION; DATA PROCESSING; GPS; INTERFEROMETRY; MODELING;

EID: 36549067285     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-007-0148-y     Document Type: Article

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