A new bias correction scheme for assimilating GPS zenith tropospheric delay estimates

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Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 237-250

  Storto, Andrea ^a,b   Randriamampianina, Roger ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^c HUNGARIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

3d var; Bias correction; Data assimilation; GPS

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR CORRECTION; GPS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 78650820124     PISSN: 03246329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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