Recent advances in gravity wave analysis from long term global GPS radio occultation observations

New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 153-164

  De La Torre, A ^a   Alexander, P ^a   Llamedo, P ^a   Schmidt, T ^b   Wickert, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

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EID: 84892115939     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_13     Document Type: Chapter

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