Ibiza absolute calibration experiment: Survey and preliminary results

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 657-681

  Martinez Benjamin, J J ^a   Martinez Garcia, M ^a   Gonzalez Lopez, S ^a   Nunez Andres A ^a   Buill Pozuelo, F ^a   Espino Infantes, M ^a   Lopez Marco, J ^a   Martin Davila, J ^b   Garate Pasquin, J ^b   Garcia Silva, C ^b   Bonnefond, P ^c   Laurain, O ^c   Baron Isanta, A M ^d   Ortiz Castellon, M A ^d   Talaya Lopez, J ^d   Perez Gomez, B ^e   Alvarez Fanjul, E ^e   Rodriguez Velasco, G ^f   Gomis, D ^g   Marcos, M ^g   Menard, Y ^h   Jan, G ⁱ   Jeansou, E ⁱ   Lyard, F ^j   Roblou, L ^j   more..

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^d Cartographic Institute of Catalonia ICC   (Spain)

^e Puertos del Estado   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^g INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^h CNES   (France)

ⁱ Noveltis   (France)

^j LEGOS   (France)

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Author keywords

Altimeter calibration; Geoid; GPS buoy; Kinematic GPS

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GEOID; GPS; KINEMATICS; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TIDE GAUGE;

EID: 13844266241     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410490883342     Document Type: Article

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