GPS radio occultation with CHAMP and SAC-C: Global monitoring of thermal tropopause parameters

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1473-1488

  Schmidt, T ^a   Heise, S ^a   Wickert, J ^a   Beyerle, G ^a   Reigber, C ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GPS; MONITORING; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 23744497663     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-5-1473-2005     Document Type: Article

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