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Geographic coordinate system

Known as: Global Coordinated System, Grid coordinates, Geographic reference points 
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or… 
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
FERMI OBSERVATIONS OF HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAY EMISSION FROM GRB 080825C
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has opened a new high-energy window in the study of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Here we present… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
An empirical model of the Earth's horizontal wind fields: HWM07
[1] The new Horizontal Wind Model (HWM07) provides a statistical representation of the horizontal wind fields of the Earth's… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Statistical data analysis explained : applied environmental statics with R
Preface. Acknowledgements. About the Authors. 1. Introduction. 1.1 The Kola Ecogeochemistry Project. 2. Preparing the Data for… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
An integrated model for the assessment of global water resources – Part 2: Applications and assessments
To assess global water resources from the per- spective of subannual variation in water availability and wa- ter use, an… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Countermeasures Against Traffic Analysis Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks
Wireless sensor networks are highly vulnerable to the failure of base stations. An adversary can render a wireless sensor network… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The Fatty Acid-binding Protein, aP2, Coordinates Macrophage Cholesterol Trafficking and Inflammatory Activity
Fatty acid-binding proteins are cytosolic fatty acid chaperones, and the adipocyte isoform, aP2, plays an important role in… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Nitrogen fixation in perennial forage legumes in the field
Nitrogen acquisition is one of the most important factors for plant production, and N contribution from biological N2 fixation… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Desertification and a shift of forest species in the West African Sahel
Original field data show that forest species richness and tree density in the West African Sahel declined in the last half of the… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Grassland desertification by grazing and the resulting micrometeorological changes in Inner Mongolia
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Surface motion of a semi-elliptical alluvial valley for incident plane SH waves
By using the exact analytical solution for the two-dimensional SH-wave propagation in and around an elastic inclusion whose… 
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