The GRAS SAF radio occultation processing intercomparison project ROPIC

New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 49-61

  Loscher A ^a   Lauritsen, K B ^b   Sorensen, M ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

^b DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

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EID: 84892005372     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_5     Document Type: Chapter

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