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Global Calibration of SARAL/AltiKa Using Multi-Mission Sea Surface Height Crossovers

Denise DettmeringDeutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut (DGFI), Munich, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christian SchwatkeDeutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut (DGFI), Munich, Germany
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Wolfgang BoschDeutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut (DGFI), Munich, Germany
Pages 206-218 | Received 07 Jul 2014, Accepted 12 Nov 2014, Published online: 01 Oct 2015

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