The GPS radio occultation technique

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-114

  Kursinski, E Robert ^a   Hajj, George A ^a   Leroy, Stephen S ^a   Herman, Benjamin ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric remote sensing; Climate; Data assimilation; Geopotential height; GPS; Pressure; Radio occultation; Temperature; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034409466     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/tao.2000.11.1.53(cosmic)     Document Type: Article

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