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Analysis of Annual Seasonal Signal in GNSS Time Series from GNSS Station in the Western Part of Romania

Journal of Applied Engineering Sciences
Volume 15 (2025): Issue 2 (December 2025)
By: S. Nistor,  E. Nastase,  N.-Sz Suba,  A.S. Buda,  Liliana Paina,  Gabriela Cîmpan and  M. Banaś  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2025-0038 | Journal eISSN: 2284-7197
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Language: English
Page range: 317 - 322
Submitted on: Aug 15, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 15, 2025
Published on: Dec 15, 2025
Published by: University of Oradea, Civil Engineering and Architecture Faculty
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
GNSS,
time series,
seasonal signal,
maximum likelihood estimation (MLE)
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