GPS radio occultations with CHAMP: A radio holographic analysis of GPS signal propagation in the troposphere and surface reflections

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2002, Pages ACL-27-1-ACL-27-14

  Beyerle, G ^a   Hocke, K ^b   Wickert, J ^a   Schmidt, T ^a   Marquardt, C ^a   Reigber, C ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

0669 Electromagnetics: Scattering and diffraction; 1640 Global Change: Remote sensing; 6964 Radio Science: Radio wave propagation; 6994 Radio Science: Instruments and techniques; GPS radio occultation; GPS reflectometry; GPS scatterometry; Radio holography

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448931641     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001402     Document Type: Article

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