To the choice of models for the determination of constituents of zenith tropospheric delay by geodynamic investigations

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Department of Higher geodesy and astronomy of Lviv Polytechnic National University

The analysis is made for some analytical models for the determination of constituents of zenith tropospheric delay in view of possibilities of usage of them for GPS data processing.

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