Localized analysis of satellite tracking data for studing time-variable earth's gravity fields

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Han, Shin Chan ^a,b   Rowlands, David D ^a   Luthcke, Scott B ^a   Lemoine, Frank G ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; GRAVITY FIELD; MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; SPHERICAL HARMONICS; TRACKING;

EID: 50649119244     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005218     Document Type: Article

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