Prelaunch Performance of the NASA Altimeter for the Topex/Poseidon Project

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 315-332

  Marth, Paul C ^a   Jensen, J Robert ^a   Kilgus, Charles C ^a   Perschy, James A ^a   MacArthur, John L ^a   Hancock, David W ^b   Hayne, George S ^b   Purdy, Craig L ^b   Rossi, Laurence C ^b   Koblinsky, Chester J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 78650413677     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: 15580644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.214909     Document Type: Letter

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