Satellite validation of the may 2000 sea ice concentration fields from the polar ice prediction system

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 443-456

  Van Woert, Michael L ^a   Zou, Cheng Zhi ^a   Meier, Walter N ^b   Hovey, Philip D ^a   Beesley, John A ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b National Ice Center   (United States)

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EID: 0005035590     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07038992.2001.10854886     Document Type: Article

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