Use of GPS/MET refraction angles in three-dimensional variational analysis

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 570, 2000, Pages 3013-3040

  Zou, X ^a   Wamg, B ^a,b,e   Liu, H ^a,b   Aathes, R A ^c   Matsumura, T ^d,e   Zhu, Y J ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d National Centers for Environmental Prediction   (United States)

^e JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GPS MET refraction angles; Ray tracing; Variational analysis

Indexed keywords

GPS; METEOROLOGY; REFRACTION;

EID: 0034532426     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.57002     Document Type: Article

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