Effect of periodic horizontal gradients on the retrieval of atmospheric profiles from occultation measurements

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 469-478

  Belloul, M B ^a   Hauchecome, A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GRAVITY WAVES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REFRACTION;

OCCULTATION MEASUREMENTS;

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SPHERES;

ATMOSPHERIC PROFILE; DENSITY PERTURBATION; HORIZONTAL GRADIENTS; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; OCCULTATION MEASUREMENTS; PERIODIC PERTURBATION; REFRACTIVITY PROFILES; RETRIEVAL OF ATMOSPHERIC PROFILE;

EID: 0031102017     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS03599     Document Type: Article

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