Global geopotential models from Satellite Laser Ranging data with geophysical applications: A review
The launch of artificial satellites (as early as in 1957), specifically the launch of the first laser tracked satellite, Beacon-B, in 1964, has provided data sets which have allowed researchers to probe the long to medium components of the gravitational field of the Earth. In particular, observation...
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Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2012-03-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | http://192.168.0.108/index.php/sajs/article/view/9725 |