Interpretation of gravity wave signatures in GPS radio occultations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Alexander, Peter ^a   de la Torre, A ^a   Llamedo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GRAVITY WAVES; RADIO WAVES; WAVEFRONTS;

AMPLITUDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GPS; GRAVITY WAVE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPHERICAL HARMONICS; WAVELENGTH; NUMERICAL MODEL; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; WAVES;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; DELTA FUNCTIONS; GEOMETRICAL RELATIONS; HIGH PROBABILITY; LINE OF SIGHT; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; RADIO OCCULTATIONS; RELATIVE ORIENTATION; SPHERICAL SYMMETRY; WAVE AMPLITUDES; WAVE PHASE; WAVE VECTOR;

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS;

EID: 56249105474     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009390     Document Type: Article

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