ICESat range and mounting bias estimation over precisely-surveyed terrain

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Martin, Chreston F ^a   Thomas, R H ^a,b   Krabill, W B ^c   Manizade, S S ^a  

^a EG&G   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS CIENTÍFICOS CECS   (Chile)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ESTIMATION; ICE; LASER PULSES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; VECTORS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

AIRBORNE TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPER (ATM); GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM (GLAS); ICE CLOUD AND LAND ELEVATION SATELLITE (ICESAT);

WEATHER SATELLITES;

ERROR ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

EID: 29344433833     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023800     Document Type: Article

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