Fitting gravimetric geoid models to vertical deflections

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 583-589

  Featherstone, W E ^a   Lichti, D D ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gravimetric geoid errors; Vertical datum errors; Vertical deflections

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; GEODETIC DATUM; GEOID; GPS; GRAVIMETRY; LEVELING; MODELING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 67349143694     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-008-0263-4     Document Type: Article

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