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The LAMBDA method for integer ambiguity estimation: implementation aspects Paul de Jonge and Christian Tiberius LGR-Series Publications of the Delft Geodetic Computing Centre No. 12 August 1996 Delft University of Technology
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The LAMBDA method for integer ambiguity estimation:implementation aspects

Paul de Jonge and Christian Tiberius

LGR-Series Publications of the Delft Geodetic Computing Centre No. 12

August 1996

Delft University of Technology

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The LAMBDA method for integer ambiguityestimation: implementation aspects

Paul de Jonge and Christian Tiberius

August 1996

Delft Geodetic Computing Centre

Delft University of TechnologyFaculty of Geodetic Engineering

Thijsseweg 112629 JA Delft

The Netherlands

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93-0928-2122Universiteitsdrukkerij TU Delft

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