The SASS1 Scattering Coefficient σ° Algorithm

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1980, Pages 145-154

  Sweet, Jon L ^d  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Kentron International ^*

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - SCATTERING; RADAR; SATELLITES - INSTRUMENTS;

SEASAT;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 0019003185     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: 15581691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.1980.1145453     Document Type: Article

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