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Data description paper
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Data description paper |
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ICGEM – 15 years of successful collection and distribution of global gravitational models, associated services, and future plans
E. Sinem Ince
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Section 1.2: Global Geomonitoring and Gravity Field, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Franz Barthelmes
Section 1.2: Global Geomonitoring and Gravity Field, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Sven Reißland
Section 1.2: Global Geomonitoring and Gravity Field, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Kirsten Elger
Library and Information Services, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Christoph Förste
Section 1.2: Global Geomonitoring and Gravity Field, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Frank Flechtner
Section 1.2: Global Geomonitoring and Gravity Field, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation Science, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Harald Schuh
Section 1.1: Space Geodetic Techniques, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation Science, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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