Geodetic constraints from multi-beam laser altimeter crossovers

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 343-354

  Mazarico, Erwan ^a,b   Neumann, G A ^a   Rowlands, D D ^a   Smith, D E ^a,c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crossover; Laser altimeter; Moon; Multi beam; Orbit determination

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER; GEODESY; GEOMETRY; LASER METHOD; ORBIT DETERMINATION; SIMULATION; SPACECRAFT; TRACKING; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 77952420674     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-010-0379-1     Document Type: Article

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