Processing of CHAMP radio occultation data using GRAS SAF software

Earth Observation with CHAMP: Results from Three Years in Orbit

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 543-548

  Larsen, Georg Bergeton ^a   Lauritsen, Kent Bækgaard ^a   Rubek, Frans ^a   Sorensen, Martin Bjært ^a  

^a DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CHAMP; GPS; radio occultation

Indexed keywords

EID: 18744375510     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26800-6_86     Document Type: Chapter

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