GRACE observations of changes in continental water storage

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 112-126

  Schmidt, R ^a   Schwintzer, P ^a   Flechtner, F ^a   Reigber, Ch ^a   Guntner A ^a   Doll P ^b   Ramillien, G ^c   Cazenave, A ^c   Petrovic, S ^a   Jochmann, H ^a   Wunsch J ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CNES   (France)

Author keywords

Gravity field; Hydrology; Satellite measurements; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY FIELD; HYDROLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER STORAGE;

EID: 33644558382     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2004.11.018     Document Type: Article

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