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SLR Related Publications for 2009

Abbondanza, C., Altamimi, Z., Sarti, P., Negusini, M., Vittuari, L. (2009). Local effects of redundant terrestrial and GPS-based tie vectors in ITRF-like combinations. Journal of Geodesy, 83(11), 1031-1040. DOI: 10.1007/s00190-009-0321-6.

Afraimovich, E.L., E.I. Astafyeva, V.V. Demyanov, I.F. Gamayunov (2009), Mid-latitude amplitude scintillation of GPS signals and GPS performance slips, Advances in Space Research, Volume 43, Issue 6, 16 March 2009, Pages 964-972, ISSN 0273-1177, DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.09.015.

Alberti, M., Debbie Biscaro (2009), Height variation detection in polar regions from ICESat satellite altimetry, Computers & Geosciences, Volume 36, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 1-9, ISSN 0098-3004, DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2009.07.002.

Altamimi, Z., Collilieux, X. (2009). IGS contribution to the ITRF. Journal of Geodesy, 83(3-4), 375-383. DOI: 10.1007/s00190-008-0294-x.

Angermann D., Drewes H., Gerstl M., Krügel M., Meisel B.: DGFI combination methodology for ITRF2005 computation. In: Drewes, H. (Ed.): Geodetic Reference Frames, IAG Symposia, Vol. 134, 11-16, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00860-3_2, 2009.

Angermann D., Müller H.: On the strength of SLR observations to realize the scale and origin of the terrestrial reference system. In: Sideris, M.G. (Ed.): Observing our Changing Earth, IAG Symposia, Vol. 133, 21-27, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85426-5_3, 2009.

Battat, J. B. R., Stubbs, C. W., Swanson, H. E., Murphy, T. W., Adelberger, E. G., Gillespie, B. (2009). The apache point observatory lunar laser-ranging operation (APOLLO): Two years of millimeter-precision measurements of the earth-moon range. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 121(875), 29-40. DOI: 10.1086/596748.

Bernhardt, P.A., Carl L. Siefring (2009), Low-latitude ionospheric scintillations and total electron content obtained with the CITRIS instrument on STPSat1 using radio transmissions from DORIS ground beacons, Advances in Space Research, Volume 45, Issue 12, DORIS: Scientific Applications in Geodesy and Geodynamics, 15 June 2010, Pages 1535-1540, ISSN 0273-1177, DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.12.001.

Bessissi, Z., Mekki Terbeche, Boualem Ghezali (2009), Wavelet application to the time series analysis of DORIS station coordinates, Comptes Rendus Geosciences, Volume 341, Issue 6, June 2009, Pages 446-461, ISSN 1631-0713, DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2009.03.010.

Beutler, G., Moore, A. W., Mueller, I. I. (2009). The international global navigation satellite systems service (IGS): Development and achievements. Journal of Geodesy, 83(3-4), 297-307. DOI: 10.1007/s00190-008-0268-z.

Bezdek, A., Jaroslav Klokocnik, Jan Kostelecky, Rune Floberghagen, Christian Gruber, (2009), Simulation of free fall and resonances in the GOCE mission, Journal of Geodynamics, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2009, Pages 47-53, ISSN 0264-3707, DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2009.01.007.

Bock, H., Jaeggi, A., Dach, R., Schaer, S., Beutler, G., (2009). GPS single-frequency orbit determination for low Earth orbiting satellites, Advances in Space Research, Volume 43, Issue 5, 2 March 2009, Pages 783-791, ISSN 0273-1177, DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.12.003.

Capitaine, N. (2009). Models and nomenclature in earth rotation. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 5(S261), 69-78. DOI: 10.1017/S1743921309990172.

Capitaine, N., Mathews, P. M., Dehant, V., Wallace, P. T., Lambert, S. B. (2009). On the IAU 2000/2006 precession nutation and comparison with other models and VLBI observations. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 103(2), 179-190. DOI: 10.1007/s10569-008-9179-9.

Capozziello, S., De Laurentis, M., Garufi, F., Milano, L. (2009). Relativistic orbits with gravitomagnetic corrections. Physica Scripta, 79, 025901. DOI: 10.1088/0031-8949/79/02/025901.

Catalao, J., M.J. Sevilla, (2009). Mapping the geoid for Iberia and the Macaronesian Islands using multi-sensor gravity data and the GRACE geopotential model, Journal of Geodynamics, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2009, Pages 6-15, ISSN 0264-3707, DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2009.03.001.

Chen, J. L., Wilson, C. R., Seo, K. (2009). S2 tide aliasing in GRACE time-variable gravity solutions. Journal of Geodesy, 83(7), 679-687. DOI: 10.1007/s00190-008-0282-1.

Ciufolini, I., Paolozzi, A., Pavlis, E. C., Ries, J. C., Koenig, R., Matzner, R. A., (2009). Towards a one percent measurement of frame dragging by spin with satellite laser ranging to LAGEOS, LAGEOS 2 and LARES and GRACE gravity models. Space Science Reviews, 148(1), 71-104. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-009-9585-7.

Collilieux, X., Z. Altamimi, J. Ray, T. van Dam, X. Wu. (2009). Effect of the satellite laser ranging network distribution on geocenter motion estimation. Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 114(B4), B04402. DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005727.

Combrinck, L. (2009). The MOBLAS-6 satellite laser ranging station at hartebeesthoek, south africa; technology and data applications. 4, IV-161-IV-164. DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5417347.

Crossley, D., Hinderer, J. (2009). A review of the GGP network and scientific challenges. Journal of Geodynamics, 48(3), 299-304. DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2009.09.019.

Dong-ju, P., Bin, W. (2009). The effect of GPS ephemeris on the accuracy of precise orbit determination of LEO satellite-borne GPS. Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics, 33(2), 206-216. DOI: 10.1016/j.chinastron.2009.03.007.

Dow, J. M., Neilan, R. E., Rizos, C. (2009). The international GNSS service in a changing landscape of global navigation satellite systems. Journal of Geodesy, 83(3-4), 191-198. DOI: 10.1007/s00190-008-0300-3.

Eshagh, M., Lars E. Sjoberg, (2009). Atmospheric effects on satellite gravity gradiometry data, Journal of Geodynamics, Volume 47, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 9-19, ISSN 0264-3707, DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2008.06.001.

Ferland, R., Piraszewski, M. (2009). The IGS-combined station coordinates, earth rotation parameters and apparent geocenter. Journal of Geodesy, 83(3-4), 385-392. DOI: 10.1007/s00190-008-0295-9.

Folkner W.M., Williams J.G., Boggs D.H., (2009). The planetary and lunar ephemeris DE 421, IPN Progress Report 42-178, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Gambis, D., Bizouard, C. (2009). Monitoring UT1 from astro-geodetic techniques at the EOP center of the IERS. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 5(H15), 207-208. DOI: 10.1017/S1743921310008781.

Gobinddass, M. L., Willis, P., de Viron, O., Sibthorpe, A., Zelensky, N. P., Ries, J. C., Diament, M. (2009). Systematic biases in DORIS-derived geocenter time series related to solar radiation pressure mis-modeling. Journal of Geodesy, 83(9), 849-858. DOI: 10.1007/s00190-009-0303-8.

Gobinddass, M.L., Willis, P., Viron, O. de, Sibthorpee, A., Zelensky, N.P., Ries, J.C., Ferland, R., Bar-Sever, Y., Diament., M., Lemoine, F.G., (2009). Improving DORIS geocenter time series using an empirical rescaling of solar radiation pressure models, Advances in Space Research, Volume 44, Issue 11, 1 December 2009, Pages 1279-1287, ISSN 0273-1177, DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.08.004.

Gross, R. S. (2009). Ocean tidal effects on earth rotation. Journal of Geodynamics, 48(3), 219-225. DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2009.09.016.

Helleputte, T. V., Doornbos, E., Visser, P. (2009). CHAMP and GRACE accelerometer calibration by GPS-based orbit determination. Advances in Space Research, 43(12), 1890-1896. DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.02.017.

Hwang, C., Tseng, T., Lin, T., Svehla, D., Schreiner, B. (2009). Precise orbit determination for the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC satellite mission using GPS. Journal of Geodesy, 83(5), 477-489. DOI: 10.1007/s00190-008-0256-3.

Iorio, L. (2009). An assessment of the systematic uncertainty in present and future tests of the lense-thirring effect with Satellite laser ranging. Space Science Reviews, 148(1), 363-381. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-008-9478-1.

Iorio, L. (2009). Towards a 1% measurement of the lense-thirring effect with LARES? Advances in Space Research, 43(7), 1148-1157. DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.10.016.

Jin, S., O.F. Luo, J. Cho, (2009). Systematic errors between VLBI and GPS precipitable water vapor estimations from 5-year co-located measurements, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 71, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 264-272, ISSN 1364-6826, DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.11.018.

Kang, Z., Tapley, B., Chen, J., Ries, J., Bettadpur, S. (2009). Geocenter variations derived from GPS tracking of the GRACE satellites. Journal of Geodesy, 83(10), 895-901. DOI: 10.1007/s00190-009-0307-4.

Kierulf, H.P., Bjorn Ragnvald Pettersen, Daniel S. MacMillan, Pascal Willis, (2009). The kinematics of Ny-Alesund from space geodetic data, Journal of Geodynamics, Volume 48, Issue 1, July 2009, Pages 37-46, ISSN 0264-3707, DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2009.05.002.

Kirchner, G., Kucharski, D., Cristea, E., (2009). Gravity probe-B: New methods to determine spin parameters from kHz SLR data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 47(1), 370-375. DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2008.2002770.

Kotsakis, C. (2009). A study on the reference frame consistency in recent earth gravitational models. Journal of Geodesy, 83(1), 31-50. DOI: 10.1007/s00190-008-0227-8.

Kucharski, D., Kirchner, G., Koidl, F., Cristea, E. (2009). 10 years of LAGEOS-1 and 15 years of LAGEOS-2 spin period determination from SLR data. Advances in Space Research, 43(12), 1926-1930. DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.01.019.

Kurchaski D., Kirchner G., Otsubo T., Koidl F., (2009), 22 Years of AJISAI spin period determination from standard SLR and kHz SLR data, Adv. Space Res., 44(5), 621-626, 2009, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2009.05.007.

Kusche, J., Schmidt, R., Petrovic, S., Rietbroek, R. (2009). Decorrelated GRACE time-variable gravity solutions by GFZ, and their validation using a hydrological model. Journal of Geodesy, 83(10), 903-913. DOI: 10.1007/s00190-009-0308-3.

Montenbruck, O., Garcia-Fernandez, M., Yoon, Y., Schn, S., Jaeggi, A. (2009). Antenna phase center calibration for precise positioning of LEO satellites. GPS Solutions, 13(1), 23-34. DOI: 10.1007/s10291-008-0094-z.

Müller, J., Biskupek, L., Oberst, J., Schreiber, U., "Contribution of Lunar Laser Ranging to Realise Geodetic Reference Systems", International Association of Geodesy Symposia Volume 134, 2009, pp 55-59http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00860-3_8

Müller H., Angermann D.: The International Terrestrial Reference Frame- Latest Developments. Proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, Poznan, Poland, vol.1, 27-34, 2009.

Murphy T.W., (2009). Lunar Ranging, Gravitomagnetism, and APOLLO, Space Sci. Reviews, 148(1-4), 217-223, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11214-009-9491-z

Murphy Jr, T. W. (2009). Lunar ranging, gravitomagnetism, and APOLLO. Space Science Reviews, 148(1), 217-223. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11214-009-9491-z.

Neumeyer, J., Uwe Schafer, Jens Kremer, Hartmut Pflug, Guochang Xu, (2009). Derivation of gravity anomalies from airborne gravimeter and IMU recordings--Validation with regional analytic models using ground and satellite gravity data, Journal of Geodynamics, Volume 47, Issue 4, April 2009, Pages 191-200, ISSN 0264-3707, DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2008.08.001.

Pan, X., Zhou, H. (2009). The data depth-weight-kernel estimation of the model error of satellite orbit determination. Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics, 33(3), 293-304. DOI: 10.1016/j.chinastron.2009.07.004.

Peltier, W.R., (2009). Closure of the budget of global sea level rise over the GRACE era: the importance and magnitudes of the required corrections for global glacial isostatic adjustment, Quaternary Science Reviews, Volume 28, Issues 17-18, Quaternary Ice Sheet-Ocean Interactions and Landscape Responses, August 2009, Pages 1658-1674, ISSN 0277-3791, DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.04.004.

Petit, G. (2009). Relativity in the IERS conventions. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 5(S261), 16-21. DOI: 10.1017/S1743921309990093.

Raj, X.J., Ram Krishan Sharma, (2009). Prediction of satellite orbits contraction due to diurnally varying oblate atmosphere and altitude-dependent scale height using KS canonical elements, Planetary and Space Science, Volume 57, Issue 11, September 2009, Pages 1312-1320, ISSN 0032-0633, DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2009.05.007.

Rietbroek, R., Brunnabend, S., Dahle, C., Kusche, J., Flechtner, F., Schrter, J., Timmermann, R. (2009). Changes in total ocean mass derived from GRACE, GPS, and ocean modeling with weekly resolution. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114(C11) DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005449.

Riva, R. E. M., Schutz, B. E., Gunter, B. C., Urban, T. J., Vermeersen, B. L. A., Lindenbergh, R. C., (2009). Glacial isostatic adjustment over antarctica from combined ICESat and GRACE satellite data. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 288(3), 516-523. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.10.013.

Schiller, S., Ferrari, G., Poli, N., Lusanna, L., Klein, H., Margolis, H., (2009). Einstein gravity Explorera medium-class fundamental physics mission. Experimental Astronomy, 23(2), 573-610. DOI: 10.1007/s10686-008-9126-5.

Schreiber, K. U., Hiener, M., Holzapfel, B., Michaelis, H., Brandl, N., Haufe, K., (2009). Altimetry and transponder ground simulation experiment. Planetary and Space Science, 57(12), 1485-1490. DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2009.07.016.

Smylie, D. E., Zuberi, M. (2009). Free and forced polar motion and modern observations of the chandler wobble. Journal of Geodynamics, 48(3), 226-229. DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2009.09.028.

Steffen, H., Svetozar Petrovic, Jurgen Muller, Roland Schmidt, Johann Wunsch, Franz Barthelmes, Jurgen Kusche, (2009). Significance of secular trends of mass variations determined from GRACE solutions, Journal of Geodynamics, Volume 48, Issues 3-5, New Challenges in Earth's Dynamics - Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Earth Tides, December 2009, Pages 157-165, ISSN 0264-3707, DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2009.09.029.

Steffen, H., Olga Gitlein, Heiner Denker, Jurgen Muller, Ludger Timmen, (2009). Present rate of uplift in Fennoscandia from GRACE and absolute gravimetry, Tectonophysics, Volume 474, Issues 1-2, TOPO-EUROPE: The Geoscience of coupled Deep Earth-surface processes, 1 September 2009, Pages 69-77, ISSN 0040-1951, DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.01.012.

Steigenberger, P., Rothacher, M., Fritsche, M., R lke, A., Dietrich, R. (2009). Quality of reprocessed GPS satellite orbits. Journal of Geodesy, 83(3-4), 241-248. DOI: 10.1007/s00190-008-0228-7.

Swann, W. C., Nenadovic, L. (2009). Rapid and precise absolute distance measurements at long range. Nature Photonics, 3(6), 351-356. DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2009.94.

Tesmer, V., Steigenberger, P., Rothacher, M., Boehm, J., Meisel, B. (2009). Annual deformation signals from homogeneously reprocessed VLBI and GPS height time series. Journal of Geodesy, 83(10), 973-988. DOI: 10.1007/s00190-009-0316-3.

van Barneveld, P.W.L., O. Montenbruck, P.N.A.M. Visser, (2009). Epochwise prediction of GPS single differenced ionospheric delays of formation flying spacecraft, Advances in Space Research, Volume 44, Issue 9, 2 November 2009, Pages 987-1001, ISSN 0273-1177, DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.07.006.

Vermeersen, L. L. A., Schotman, H. H. A. (2009). Constraints on glacial isostatic adjustment from GOCE and sea level data. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 166(8-9), 1261-1281. DOI: 10.1007/s00024-004-0503-3.

Visser, P. N. A. M., van den IJssel, J., Van Helleputte, T., Bock, H., Jaeggi, A., Beutler, G., (2009). Orbit determination for the GOCE satellite. Advances in Space Research, 43(5), 760-768. DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.09.016.

Wang, R., J. Liu, Q.M. Zhang, (2009). Propagation errors analysis of TLE data, Advances in Space Research, Volume 43, Issue 7, 1 April 2009, Pages 1065-1069, ISSN 0273-1177, DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.11.017.

Wei, Z., Hou-Tse, H., Min, Z., Mei-Juan, Y. (2009). Accurate and rapid error estimation on global gravitational field from current GRACE and future GRACE follow-on missions. Chinese Physics B, 18, 3597. DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/18/8/077.

Willis, P., Ries, J. C., Zelensky, N. P., Soudarin, L., Fagard, H., Pavlis, E. C., Lemoine, F. G. (2009). DPOD2005: An extension of ITRF2005 for precise orbit determination. Advances in Space Research, 44(5), 535-544. DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.04.018.

Wooden, W., Luzum, B., Stamatakos, N. (2009). Current status and future directions of the IERS RS/PC predictions of UT1. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 5(H15), 218-218. DOI: 10.1017/S1743921310008872.

Worden, P., Mester, J. (2009). Satellite test of the equivalence principle uncertainty analysis. Space Science Reviews, 148(1), 489-499. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-009-9568-8.

Zerhouni W., Capitaine N., (2009). Celestial pole offsets from lunar laser ranging and comparison with VLBI, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 507(3), 1687–1695, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912644

Zhigui Kang, Byron Tapley, Jianli Chen, John Ries, Srinivas Bettadpur. (2009). Geocenter variations derived from GPS tracking of the GRACE satellites. Journal of Geodesy, 83(10), 895-901. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00190-009-0307-4.