New TOPEX sea state bias models and their effect on global mean sea level

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Chambers, D P ^a   Hayes, S A ^a   Ries, J C ^a   Urban, T J ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Altimeter calibration; Global mean sea level; Jason 1 sea state bias; TOPEX

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

EID: 1642521872     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jc001839     Document Type: Article

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