Retrieval of geophysical parameters from GOES: Evaluation of a split-window technique

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 37, Issue 10 PART II, 1998, Pages 1205-1227

  Suggs, Ronnie J ^a,b   Jedlovec, Gary J ^a   Guillory, Anthony R ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Global Hydrology and Climate Center   (United States)

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EID: 0001614830     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1998)037<1205:rogpfg>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Review

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