Potential of SARAL/AltiKa for Inland Water Applications

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 38, Issue , 2015, Pages 626-643

  Schwatke, Christian ^a   Dettmering, Denise ^a   Börgens, Eva ^a   Bosch, Wolfgang ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Envisat; inland water; SARAL AltiKa

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER; ENVISAT; ERS; INLAND SEA; WATER LEVEL;

AMAZON BASIN; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84942943265     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490419.2015.1008710     Document Type: Article

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