Three-dimensional distribution of water vapor estimated from tropospheric delay of GPS data in a mesoscale precipitation system of the Baiu front

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 927-933

  Seko, Hiromu ^a   Shimada, Seiichi ^b   Nakamura, Hajime ^a   Kato, Teruyuki ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND DISASTER PREVENTION   (Japan)

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GPS;

EID: 0037780239     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352307     Document Type: Article

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