Monitoring the stability of satellite altimeters with tide gauges

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 721-730

  Mitchum, Gary T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL; TIDE GAUGE;

EID: 0032412985     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<0721:MTSOSA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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