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Kehm, A., Bloßfeld, M., König, P. (2019). Future TRFs and GGOS - Where to put the next SLR station? Advances in Geosciences, 50, 17-25. https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-50-17-2019

Kehm, Alexander ; Bloßfeld, Mathis ; König, Peter et al. / Future TRFs and GGOS - Where to put the next SLR station?. In: Advances in Geosciences. 2019 ; Vol. 50. pp. 17-25.

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Kehm, A, Bloßfeld, M, König, P 2019, 'Future TRFs and GGOS - Where to put the next SLR station?', Advances in Geosciences, vol. 50, pp. 17-25. https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-50-17-2019

Future TRFs and GGOS - Where to put the next SLR station? / Kehm, Alexander; Bloßfeld, Mathis; König, Peter et al.
In: Advances in Geosciences, Vol. 50, 05.11.2019, p. 17-25.

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Kehm A, Bloßfeld M, König P, Seitz F. Future TRFs and GGOS - Where to put the next SLR station? Advances in Geosciences. 2019 Nov 5;50:17-25. doi: 10.5194/adgeo-50-17-2019