Monitoring measurements from the Jason-1 microwave radiometer and independent validation with GPS

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 221-240

  Desai, Shailen D ^a   Haines, Bruce J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

GPS; Microwave radiometer; Satellite altimetry; West troposphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; GPS; RADIOMETER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TROPOSPHERE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 3543000474     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410490465337     Document Type: Article

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