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Marine Geodesy Volume 38, 2015 - Issue sup1: The SARAL/AltiKa Satellite Altimetry Mission
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SARAL/AltiKa Wet Tropospheric Correction: In-Flight Calibration, Retrieval Strategies and Performances

B. PicardCollecte Localisation Satellites (CLS),Space Oceanography Division, RamonvilleSt-Agne, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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M.-L. FreryCollecte Localisation Satellites (CLS),Space Oceanography Division, RamonvilleSt-Agne, France
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E. ObligisCollecte Localisation Satellites (CLS),Space Oceanography Division, RamonvilleSt-Agne, France
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L. EymardLaboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat: Expérimentations et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, France
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N. SteunouCentre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Toulouse, France
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N. PicotCentre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Toulouse, France
Pages 277-296 | Received 15 Jul 2014, Accepted 12 Mar 2015, Published online: 01 Oct 2015

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