Validating earth and ocean tide models using tidal gravity measurements

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 468-485

  Baker, Trevor F ^a   Bos, Machiel S ^a  

^a Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earth tides; Gravity; Ocean tides; Tides

Indexed keywords

EARTH TIDE; GRAVIMETRY; GRAVITY; MODELING; OCEAN TIDE; TIDE;

EID: 0037328015     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01863.x     Document Type: Article

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