Variability of the gravity-to-height ratio due to surface loads

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 166, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 1217-1245

  Linage, Caroline ^a,b   Hinderer, Jacques ^a   Boy, Jean Paul ^c  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Continental water balance; Gravity; Loading; Ocean tides; Vertical displacement

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; GRAVITY FIELD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN TIDE; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 69249205395     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-004-0506-0     Document Type: Article

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