Predictions of crustal deformation and of geoid and sea-level variability caused by oceanic and atmospheric loading

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 507-517

  VanDam, T M ^a   Wahr, J ^a   Chao, Y ^b   Leuliette, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geoid; Global positioning system; Gravity; Oceans

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC LOADING; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GEOID; GPS; OCEANIC LOADING; OCEANIC/ATMOSPHERIC LOADING; SEA LEVEL VARIATION; SEA LEVEL VARIATIONS;

EID: 0030815526     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1997.tb04490.x     Document Type: Article

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