Estimation of the sea state bias in radar altimeter measurements of sea level: Results from a new nonparametric method

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue C8, 1998, Pages 15803-15814

  Gaspar, Philippe ^b   Florens, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a Toulouse School of Economics   (France)

^b CLS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; ERROR CORRECTION; RADAR ALTIMETRY; SEA STATE; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1542674335     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jc01194     Document Type: Article

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