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Assessment of the Jason-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon Microwave Radiometer Performance Using GPS from Offshore Sites in the North Sea

STUART EDWARDS School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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PHILIP MOORE School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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MATT KING School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
Pages 717-727 | Received 01 May 2004, Accepted 01 Aug 2004, Published online: 12 Aug 2010

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