Atmospheric sounding by global navigation satellite system radio occultation: An analysis of the negative refractivity bias using CHAMP observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

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

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

CHAMP; GPS radio occultation; Negative refractivity bias

Indexed keywords

GPS; REFRACTION; REMOTE SENSING; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 2642551602     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003922     Document Type: Article

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