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J2 Gravity Coefficients

J2 Gravity Coefficients is a dimensionless geopotential coefficient representing the second-degree zonal harmonic term in the spherical harmonic expansion of a planetary gravitational field, quantifying the equatorial bulge effect due to rotational oblateness.

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J2 Geopotential Coefficient

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Secular variation of Earth's gravitational harmonic J2 coefficient from Lageos and nontidal acceleration of Earth rotation

C. F. Yoder, J. G. Williams, J. O. Dickey et al. · Nature · 1983 · 361 citations

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INTERIOR MODELS OF URANUS AND NEPTUNE

Ravit Helled, J. D. Anderson, M. Podolak et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 2010 · 251 citations · Full text

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Jupiter gravity field estimated from the first two Juno orbits

W. M. Folkner, L. Iess, J. D. Anderson et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2017 · 96 citations · Full text

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Gravity field of the Saturnian system from Pioneer and Voyager tracking data

J. K. Campell, J. D. Anderson · The Astronomical Journal · 1989 · 84 citations

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Temporal variations of the Earth's gravitational field from satellite laser ranging to Lageos

R. S. Nerem, Benjamin F. Chao, A. Y. Au et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 1993 · 81 citations

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Authors

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  1. JD
    J. D. Anderson

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    3 publications · 431 citations

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  2. BF
    Benjamin F. Chao

    Goddard Space Flight Center, United States

    2 publications · 102 citations

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  3. DP
    David Parry Rubincam

    Goddard Space Flight Center, United States

    2 publications · 73 citations

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  4. GS
    G. Schubert

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    2 publications · 274 citations

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  5. LI
    L. Iess

    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

    2 publications · 126 citations

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Institutions

24

  1. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    425 citations

  2. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    2.1K citations

  3. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    575 citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    525 citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    73 citations

  6. Sapienza University of Rome

    Rome, Italy

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    408 citations

  7. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    128 citations

  8. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    85 citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 4 publications · 191 citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    3 publications · 229 citations

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  3. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 2 publications · 274 citations

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  4. The Planetary Science Journal

    2 publications · 50 citations

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  5. Nature

    1 publications · 361 citations

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