Error characteristics of GPS retrieved refractivity using a simulation study

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 477-496

  Chen, Shu Hua ^a   Vandenberghe, Francois ^b   Huang, Ching Yuang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GPS; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 33748068468     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.84.477     Document Type: Article

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