A ray-tracing operator and its adjoint for the use of GPS/MET refraction angle measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D18, 1999, Pages 22301-22318

  Zou, X ^a   Vandenberghe, F ^b   Wang, B ^a,c   Gorbunov, M E ^d   Kuo, Y H ^b   Sokolovskiy, S ^d   Chang, J C ^e   Sela, J G ^f   Anthes, R A ^g  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^d Institute of Atmospheric Physics   (Russian Federation)

^e CENTRAL WEATHER BUREAU   (Taiwan)

^f CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GPS; INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 0033610126     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900450     Document Type: Article

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