Characterization of atmospheric parameters using a ground based GPS network in North Europe

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 82, Issue 1 B, 2004, Pages 587-596

  Stoew, Borys ^a   Elgered, Gunnar ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; GPS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER VAPOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 2942560341     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2004.587     Document Type: Article

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