Signature of the atmospheric compressibility factor in cosmic, CHAMP, and grace radio occultation data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 16, 2009, Pages

  Aparicio, Josep M ^a   Deblonde, Godelieve ^a   Garand, Louis ^a   Laroche, Stephane ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COSMOLOGY; SEA LEVEL;

ASSIMILATION SYSTEM; COMPRESSIBILITY FACTOR; DATA TYPE; IDEAL GAS; MEAN SEA LEVEL; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; PRESSURE-BASED; RADIO OCCULTATIONS; VERTICAL COORDINATES;

COMPRESSIBILITY;

ALTITUDE; COSMIC RAY; GPS; RADIO WAVE; SEA LEVEL; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 71949087734     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011156     Document Type: Article

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