Nontidal ocean loading: Amplitudes and potential effects in GPS height time series

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1043-1057

  van Dam, T ^a   Collilieux, X ^b   Wuite, J ^a   Altamimi, Z ^b   Ray, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b INSTITUT GÉOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL   (France)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual signals; Height coordinate time series; Loading effects; Ocean bottom pressure

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOTTOM PRESSURE; GPS; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MASS TRANSFER; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEAFLOOR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER MASS;

EID: 84867690563     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-012-0564-5     Document Type: Article

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