Remotely sensing the earth's atmosphere using the Global Positioning System (GPS)-the GPS/MET data analysis

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 989-1002

  Feng, Derek D ^a   Herman, Benjamin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; GPS; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 0033428602     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0989:RSTESA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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