Metop-GRAS in-orbit instrument performance

GPS Solutions

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-120

  Bonnedal, Magnus ^a   Christensen, Jacob ^a   Carlström, Anders ^a   Berg, Anders ^b  

^a Ruag Space Ab   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

GRAS; Metop; Ocean reflection; Open loop; Radio occultation

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; NOISE FIGURE; RADIO ASTRONOMY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

GRAS; METOP; OCEAN REFLECTIONS; OPEN-LOOP; RADIO OCCULTATIONS;

ORBITS;

DOPPLER EFFECT; GPS; INSTRUMENTATION; ORBIT DETERMINATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE DATA; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SURFACE REFLECTANCE;

EID: 71249107452     PISSN: 10805370     EISSN: 15211886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10291-009-0142-3     Document Type: Article

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