Global derivation of marine gravity anomalies from Seasat, Geosat, ERS-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 449-459

  Hwang, Cheinway ^a   Kao, Eu Chi ^a   Parsons, Barry ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; GRAVITY ANOMALY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

EID: 0005392715     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1998.tb07139.x     Document Type: Article

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