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An optimal tropospheric tomography approach with the support of an auxiliary area
Qingzhi Zhao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Geomatics, Xi'an University of Science and Technology,
Xi'an, China
Yibin Yao
School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University,
Wuhan, China
Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment and Geodesy,
Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Wanqiang Yao
College of Geomatics, Xi'an University of Science and Technology,
Xi'an, China
Pengfei Xia
GNSS
Research Centre, Wuhan University, Wuhan,
China
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