Scatterometer data interpretation: Measurement space and inversion

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1298-1313

  Stoffelen, Ad ^a,b   Anderson, David ^a,c  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000442983     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<1298:SDIMSA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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