A Model for the Microwave Emissivity of the Ocean's Surface as a Function of Wind Speed

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience Electronics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1979, Pages 244-249

  Wilheit, Thomas T ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 0018530955     PISSN: 00189413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGE.1979.294653     Document Type: Article

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