Variations in the accuracy of gravity recovery due to ground track variability: GRACE, CHAMP, and GOCE

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 917-927

  Klokocnik J ^a   Wagner, Carl A ^b   Kostelecky J ^c,d   Bezdek A ^a   Novák, Pavel ^c,e   McAdoo, Dave ^b  

^a ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CEDR   (Czech Republic)

^d CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WEST BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Accuracy of gravity field recovery; CHAMP; GOCE; GRACE; Ground track density; Orbit resonances

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOPOTENTIAL; GRAVIMETRY; GRAVITY FIELD; ORBIT DETERMINATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESONANCE; SATELLITE DATA; TRACKING;

EID: 57049121767     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-008-0222-0     Document Type: Article

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