FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC science mission update

GPS Solutions

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-121

  Wu, Bor Han ^a   Chu, Vicky ^a   Chen, Paul ^a   Ting, Thomas ^a  

^a NATIONAL SPACE ORGANIZATION   (Taiwan)

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EID: 23044459531     PISSN: 10805370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10291-005-0140-z     Document Type: Article

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