Developing an operational, surface-based, GPS, water vapor observing system for NOAA: Network design and results

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 426-440

  Wolfe, Daniel E ^a   Gutman, Seth I ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GPS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NOAA SATELLITE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0034074155     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0426:DAOSBG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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