Comparison of atmospheric parameters derived from GPS, VLBI and a ground-based microwave radiometer in Italy

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 27, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 309-316

  Pacione, R ^a   Fionda, E ^b   Ferrara, R ^c   Lanotte, R ^a   Sciarretta, C ^a   Vespe, F ^d  

^a TELESPAZIO S P A   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Italy)

Author keywords

GPS; Integrated Precipitable Water Vapor; Microwave radiometer; VLBI; Zenith tropospheric delay

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MICROWAVES; RADIOMETERS; VAPORS;

INTEGRATED PRECIPITABLE WATER VAPOR (IPWV); ZENITH TROPOSPHERIC DELAY (ZTD);

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GPS; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; WATER VAPOR;

ITALY;

EID: 0036098961     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-7065(02)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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