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along-track biases in the GPS receiver antennas may be implemented in the routine
processing of GRACE data and hopefully lead to improvements in the gravity field
solutions in the near future.
Acknowledgment This is publication no. GEOTECH-1269 of the GEOTECHNOLOGIEN
programme of BMBF, grant 03F0423A.
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