Decorrelated GRACE time-variable gravity solutions by GFZ, and their validation using a hydrological model

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 903-913

  Kusche, J ^a   Schmidt, R ^a,b   Petrovic, S ^a   Rietbroek, R ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decorrelation; GRACE; Hydrological model validation; Smoothing; Time variable gravity

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; DATA PROCESSING; GPS; GRAVITY SURVEY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SMOOTHING;

EID: 70349595874     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-009-0308-3     Document Type: Article

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