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Theory of Satellite Geodesy and Gravity Field Determination

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  1. National Geodetic Survey Charting and Geodetic Services, National Ocean Service, NOAA, 20852, Rockville, Md., USA

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Wagner, C.A. (1989). Summer school lectures on satellite altimetry. In: Sansò, F., Rummel, R. (eds) Theory of Satellite Geodesy and Gravity Field Determination. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0010555

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