Intersatellite laser ranging instrument for the GRACE follow-on mission

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1083-1095

  Sheard, B S ^a   Heinzel, G ^a   Danzmann, K ^a   Shaddock, D A ^b   Klipstein, W M ^c   Folkner, W M ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

GRACE; Intersatellite ranging; Laser interferometry

Indexed keywords

GRACE; GRAVIMETRY; GRAVITY FIELD; INTERFEROMETRY; SATELLITE LASER RANGING; TRACKING;

EID: 84869491413     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-012-0566-3     Document Type: Article

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