Statistical Models and Latest Results in the Determination of the Absolute Bias for the Radar Altimeters of Jason Satellites using the Gavdos Facility

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 33, Issue , 2010, Pages 114-149

  Mertikas, S P ^a   Ioannides, R T ^a   Tziavos, I N ^b   Vergos, G S ^b   Hausleitner, W ^c   Frantzis, X ^a   Tripolitsiotis, A ^a   Partsinevelos, P ^a   Andrikopoulos, D ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c Austrian Academy of Sciences Space Research Institute ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

altimeter; calibration; Jason; sea level

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649557071     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490419.2010.488973     Document Type: Article

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