An improved calibration of satellite altimetric heights using tide gauge sea levels with adjustment for land motion

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 145-166

  Mitchum, Gary T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Instruments and methods; Satellite altimetry; Sea level variations; Tide gauges

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TIDE GAUGE;

EID: 0033805052     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410050128591     Document Type: Article

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