The Geoscience Laser Altimetry/Ranging System

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn GE-25, Issue 5, 1987, Pages 581-592

  Cohen, Steven C ^a   Degnan, John J ^a   Abshire, James B ^a   Bufton, Jack L ^a   Garvin, James B ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATELLITES - GEODETIC;

GEODETIC MEASUREMENTS; GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETRY/RANGING SYSTEM;

ALTIMETERS;

EID: 0023416584     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: 15580644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.1987.289837     Document Type: Article

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