Geocenter Variations from Analysis of SLR Data

International Association of Geodesy Symposia

Volumn 138, Issue , 2013, Pages 19-25

  Cheng, M K ^a   Ries, J C ^a   Tapley, B D ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Center of mass; Geocenter; Satellite laser ranging (slr)

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM PRESSURES; CENTER OF MASS; EARTH'S CENTERS; GEOCENTER; GLOBAL INVERSION; MASS REDISTRIBUTION; SATELLITE LASER RANGING; UNAMBIGUOUS RANGE;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GEODETIC SATELLITES;

TRACKING (POSITION);

DATA ACQUISITION; DISPLACEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEODESY; GEOID; GPS; LASER METHOD; ORBIT DETERMINATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 84884316027     PISSN: 09399585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32998-2_4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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