Systematic errors between VLBI and GPS precipitable water vapor estimations from 5-year co-located measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 264-272

  Jin, Shuanggen ^a   Luo, O F ^a   Cho, J ^a  

^a Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

GPS; Precipitable water vapor (PWV); Systematic errors; VLBI

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ERRORS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; METEOROLOGY; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS; VAPORS; WATER VAPOR;

CO LOCATIONS; CO-LOCATED; DATA SETS; ELEVATION ANGLES; GEODETIC TECHNIQUES; GPS; GPS PRECIPITABLE WATER VAPORS; LONG BASE LINES; LONG-TERM TRENDS; POSITIONING SYSTEMS; PRECIPITABLE WATER VAPOR (PWV); RADIOSONDE DATUM; VLBI;

GEODETIC SATELLITES;

EID: 59349113581     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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