On the importance of proper noise modelling for long-term precipitable water vapour trend estimations

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 211-218

  Combrink, Adriaan Z A ^a,b   Bos, Machiel S ^c   Fernandes, Rui M S ^d,e   Combrink, W Ludwig ^a   Merry, Charles L ^b  

^a HARTEBEESTHOEK RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^e DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; GPS; MODELING; NOISE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 36148992309     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.110.2-3.211     Document Type: Article

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