Realization of the Terrestrial Reference System by a reprocessed global GPS network

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Rulke A ^a   Dietrich, R ^a   Fritsche, M ^a   Rothacher, M ^b   Steigenberger, P ^b,c  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; GEODYNAMICS; GPS; MODELING;

EID: 50549087568     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005231     Document Type: Article

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