Error characteristics estimated from CHAMP, GRACE and GOCE derived geoids and from satellite altimetry derived mean dynamic topography

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 179-193

  Schrama, E J O ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; ASTRONOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ERROR; GEOLOGY; GRAVITY; HYDROLOGY; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; NOISE; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYSICS; SCIENCE;

EID: 0242364113     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026154720402     Document Type: Conference Paper

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