The value of ocean reflections of GPS signals to enhance satellite altimetry: Data distribution and error analysis

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 128-138

  Wagner, C ^a   Klokocnik, J ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bistatic satellite altimetry; GPS oceanography

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GLOBAL OCEAN; GPS; REFLECTIVITY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

EID: 0041621883     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-002-0307-0     Document Type: Article

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