The height datum problem and the role of satellite gravity models

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-22

  Gatti, Andrea ^a   Reguzzoni, Mirko ^a   Venuti, Giovanna ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

EGM2008; GOCE; Height datum

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; GEODETIC DATUM; GEOID; GNSS; GOCE; GRAVITY ANOMALY; HEIGHT DETERMINATION;

EID: 84871955054     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-012-0574-3     Document Type: Article

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