An optimal procedure for deriving marine gravity from multi-satellite altimetry

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 705-718

  Hwang, Cheinway ^a   Parsons, Barry ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altimetry; Deflection of the vertical; Fourier transforms; Gravity anomalies

Indexed keywords

DEFLECTION OF THE VERTICAL; FOURIER TRANSFORM; GRAVITY ANOMALIES; GRAVITY ANOMALY; MARINE GRAVITY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA-SURFACE HEIGHT; VERTICAL DEFLECTION;

EID: 0029731542     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb06018.x     Document Type: Article

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