Errors in GNSS radio occultation data: Relevance of the measurement geometry and obliquity of profiles

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-199

  Foelsche, U ^a   Syndergaard, S ^b   Fritzer, J ^a   Kirchengast, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; AZIMUTH; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; GNSS; OBLIQUITY; RAY TRACING; RESOLUTION; SATELLITE DATA; TRAJECTORY; VERTICAL PROFILE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 79960534481     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-189-2011     Document Type: Article

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