Seasat-A Satellite Scatterometer Instrument Evaluation

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1980, Pages 138-144

  Johnson, James W ^a   Williams, Leon A ^a   Bracalente, Emedio M ^a   Beck, Fred B ^a   Grantham, William L ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATELLITES - INSTRUMENTS;

SCATTEROMETERS; SEASAT;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 0019000127     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: 15581691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.1980.1145461     Document Type: Article

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