Resolution and accuracy of a multi-frequency scanning radiometer for temperature profiling

Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Earth's Surface and Atmosphere

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 129-135

  Westwater, Ed R ^a   Han, Yong ^a   Solheim, Fred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Radiometrics Corporation   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781003421603-19     Document Type: Chapter

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