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Marine Geodesy Volume 34, 2011 - Issue 3-4: Special Issue on OSTM/Jason-2 Calibration/Validation- Part 2
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Absolute Calibration in Bass Strait, Australia: TOPEX, Jason-1 and OSTM/Jason-2

Christopher Watson Surveying and Spatial Science Group, School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia
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Neil White Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Hobart, Australia
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John Church Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Hobart, Australia
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Reed Burgette Surveying and Spatial Science Group, School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia
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Paul Tregoning Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Richard Coleman Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia
Pages 242-260 | Received 18 Nov 2010, Accepted 30 Mar 2011, Published online: 22 Aug 2011

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