GPS radio occultation with CHAMP, GRACE-A, SAC-C, TerraSAR-X, and FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC: Brief review of results from GFZ

New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 3-15

  Wickert, J ^a   Schmidt, T ^a   Michalak, G ^a   Heise, S ^a   Arras, C ^a   Beyerle, G ^a   Falck, C ^a   Konig R ^a   Pingel, D ^b   Rothacher, M ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_1     Document Type: Chapter

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