Satellite intercalibration of IR window radiance observations

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1341-1348

  Konig M ^a   Schmetz, J ^a   Tjemkes, S ^a  

^a EUMETSAT   (Germany)

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EID: 0004655571     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00282-3     Document Type: Article

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