Ground-based GPS tomography of water vapor: Analysis of simulated and real data

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 82, Issue 1 B, 2004, Pages 551-560

  Gradinarsky, Lubomir P ^a   Jarlemark, Per ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GPS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; KALMAN FILTER; REFRACTION; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 2942560342     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2004.551     Document Type: Article

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