VLBI terrestrial reference frame contributions to ITRF2008

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-219

  Böckmann, Sarah ^a   Artz, T ^a   Nothnagel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Combination; Earth orientation parameters; Station coordinates; Terrestrial reference frame; VLBI

Indexed keywords

EARTH ROTATION; GEODESY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLAR MOTION; VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 77952671582     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-009-0357-7     Document Type: Article

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