Troposphere mapping functions for GPS and very long baseline interferometry from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts operational analysis data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Boehm, Johannes ^a   Werl, Birgit ^a   Schuh, Harald ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GPS; VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 33645462077     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003629     Document Type: Article

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