Earth Observation with CHAMP Results from Three Years in Orbit /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Reigber, Christoph (Editor), Lühr, Hermann (Editor), Schwintzer, Peter (Editor), Wickert, Jens (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Geographical information systems.; Space sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.

In the summer of 2000 the German geo-research satellite CHAMP was launched into orbit. Its innovative payload arrangement and the low initial orbit allow CHAMP to simultaneously collect and almost continuously analyse precise data relating to gravity and magnetic fields at low altitude. In addition,...

Table of Contents:

• Orbit and Earth Gravity Field
• Earth Magnetic Field
• Neutral Atmosphere and Ionosphere.