Determining radio wave delay by non-hydrostatic atmospheric modelling of water vapour over mountains

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 139-148

  Webley, P W ^a   Wadge, G ^a   James, I N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric model; Etna; InSAR; Radio wave delay; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PROGRAM DIAGNOSTICS; RADAR IMAGING; RADAR INTERFERENCE; RADIO WAVES; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; VAPORS; WATER ABSORPTION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

PASSIVE TRACER; WATER PROPAGATION;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; MOUNTAIN REGION; RADIO WAVE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; WATER VAPOR;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 1842784714     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2004.01.013     Document Type: Article

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