Application of dynamical error estimation for statistical optimization of radio occultation bending angles

Radio Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Lohmann, Martin S ^a,b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOPHYSICS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; OPTIMIZATION; REFRACTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

BENDING ANGLE; LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO); RADIO OCCULTATION; STATISTICAL OPTIMIZATION;

RADIO COMMUNICATION;

EID: 23044474610     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004RS003117     Document Type: Article

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