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Functional methods for gravity field approximation

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Tscherning, C.C. (1986). Functional methods for gravity field approximation. In: Sünkel, H. (eds) Mathematical and Numerical Techniques in Physical Geodesy. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0010131

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