The Eddy experiment: Accurate GNSS-R ocean altimetry from low altitude aircraft

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Ruffini, G ^a   Soulat, F ^a   Caparrini, M ^a   Germain, O ^a   Martin Neira M ^b  

^a Starlab   (Spain)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE REFLECTION; GEOPHYSICS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; RADIO ALTIMETERS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; GEODETIC SATELLITES; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SURFACE WATERS; WIND;

RETRACKING; SEA SURFACE; SPACE MISSIONS; WAVEFORM MODELS;

AIRCRAFT MODELS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ALTIMETRY; EDDY; GNSS; GPS;

BUOY MEASUREMENTS; DIFFERENTIAL MODELS; GPS RECEIVERS; LOW ALTITUDES; PARAMETER SENSITIVITIES; REFLECTED SIGNAL; SPACE MISSIONS; WAVEFORM MODELING;

EID: 6044231995     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019994     Document Type: Article

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