On the computation of mass-change trends from GRACE gravity field time-series

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 120-128

  Baur, Oliver ^a  

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hypotheses testing; Information criteria; Space gravimetry; Time variable gravity; Trend estimation

Indexed keywords

GRAVIMETRY; GRAVITY FIELD; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ICE SHEET; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; TREND ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 84866596388     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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