A simulation study of multi-beam altimetry for lunar reconnaissance orbiter and other planetary missions

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 709-721

  Rowlands, David D ^a   Lemoine, F G ^a   Chinn, D S ^b   Luthcke, S B ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SGT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Altimeter calibration; Laser altimetry; Orbit determination; Planetary gravity

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITY; LASER; SATELLITE MISSION; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 67651204348     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-008-0285-y     Document Type: Article

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