Comparison of ERS satellite radar altimeter heights with GPS-derived heights on the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 27, Issue , 1998, Pages 19-24

  Phillips, Helen A ^a   Allison, Ian ^b   Coleman, R ^a   Hyland, G ^b   Morgan, Peter J ^c   Young, N W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELEVATION; ERS-1; GPS; ICE SHEET;

(EAST); ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0032425715     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/1998AoG27-1-19-24     Document Type: Article

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