ILRS Papers

Below are links to several ILRS-related publications:

Degnan, J.J. "Satellite Laser Ranging: Status and Future Prospects", IEEE Trans. Geosci. and Rem. Sens., Vol. GE-23, pp. 398-413, 1985.
- PDF format, approximately 4.33Mb
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Degnan, J.J., "Millimeter accuracy satellite laser ranging: a review", Contributions of Space Geodesy to Geodynamics: Technology, Geodynamics Series, D.E. Smith and D.L. Turcotte (Eds.), AGU Geodynamics Series, 25, pp. 133-162, 1993.
- PDF format, approximately 5.12Mb
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Degnan, J.J., "30 Years of SLR (invited paper)", Proc. of the 9th International Workshop on Laser Ranging Instrumentation, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, p. 8, 1994.
- PDF format, approximately 2.38Mb
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Luthcke, S.B., et. al., "The 1-Centimeter Orbit: Jason-1 Precision Orbit Determination Using GPS, SLR, DORIS, and Altimeter Data", Marine Geodesy, 26: 399–421, 2003.
Mendes, V.B., et. al., "Improved mapping functions for atmospheric refraction correction in SLR", Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 29, No. 10, 1414, 10.1029/2001GL014394, 2002. (NOTE: There is a typo in Table 3, the UNITS are in MILLIMETERS, NOT cm as it is in the PDF.)
Mendes, V.B., Pavlis, E.C., "High-accuracy zenith delay prediction at optical wavelengths", Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 31, L14602, doi:10.1029/2004GL020308, 2004.

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