A New Method of Precise Jason-2 Altimeter Calibration Using a Microwave Transponder

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 337-362

  Hausleitner, W ^a   Moser, F ^a   Desjonqueres, J D ^b   Boy, F ^b   Picot, N ^b   Weingrill, J ^a   Mertikas, S ^c   Daskalakis, A ^c  

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^b CNES   (France)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

absolute calibration; altimeter; Jason; Transponder

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; MODEL VALIDATION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE MISSION;

EID: 84872361768     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490419.2012.718239     Document Type: Article

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