Spectral reflectance of whitecaps: Instrumentation, calibration, and performance in coastal waters

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 496-509

  Moore, Karl D ^a   Voss, Kenneth J ^a,b   Gordon, Howard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

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EID: 0000645346     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<0496:SROWIC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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