GPS Radio Occultation: Results from CHAMP, GRACE and FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC

GPS Radio Occultation: Results from CHAMP, GRACE and FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC

The Taiwan/US FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC (FORMOsa SATellite mission - 3/Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate) satellite nstellation was successfully launched on 14 April 2006. It is expected to leverage the use of the GPS (Global Positioning System) radio occultation data fo...

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Main Authors: Jens Wickert, Grzegorz Michalak, Torsten Schmidt, Georg Beyerle, Chio-Zong Cheng, Sean B. Healy, Stefan Heise, Cheng-Yung Huang, Norbert Jakowski, Wolfgang Kohler, Christoph Mayer, Dave Offiler, Eiji Ozawa, Alexander G. Pavelyev, Markus Rothacher, Byron Tapley, Christina Arras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2009-01-01
Series:Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Subjects:
Radio occultation
Weather forecast
Tropopause
Ionosphere
Water vapor
Sporadic E-layer
Online Access: http://tao.cgu.org.tw/images/attachments/v201p035.pdf

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