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Using line averages in least-squares collocation

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With the acquisition of gravimetric measurements by automated, moving-base systems, the data are in the form of averages over a line on or parallel to the earth's surface. In order to apply least-squares collocation to these data, a one-dimensional smoothing of the (two-dimensional) covariance function is required. This paper investigates the possibilities for doing this.

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Jekeli, C. Using line averages in least-squares collocation. Bull. Geodesique 63, 203–212 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02519151

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