Abstract
The energy integral can be used for studing the gravity field of the earth from satellite orbits. With known satellite velocities in the orbit we can compute the potential in an extremely simple way. Polar satellites give full coverage all over the earth and permit a high accuracy. Non-polar satellites require a small correction for the rotation of the earth.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v21i1.10050 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 9
Submitted on: Mar 12, 1968
Published on: Jan 1, 1969
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1969 Arne Bjerhammar, published by Stockholm University Press
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