Improving resolution and accuracy of mean sea surface from kinematic GPS, Vanuatu subduction zone

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1017-1030

  Bouin, Marie Noëlle ^a,b   Ballu, Valérie ^c,d   Calmant, Stéphane ^e   Pelletier, Bernard ^d,f  

^a INSTITUT GÉOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL   (France)

^b CNRM/CMM   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^d Institut de Recherche et de Développement CNRS   (Vanuatu)

^e CIRAD   (Brazil)

^f Inst de Rech et Dévmt   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Altimetry; Geoid; Kinematic GPS; Mean sea surface

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; GEOID; GPS; KINEMATICS; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; VANUATU;

EID: 70350145029     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-009-0320-7     Document Type: Article

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