Microwave Dielectric Properties of Surface Snow

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1984, Pages 366-371

  Matzler, Christian ^a   Aebischer, Hubert ^a   Schanda, Erwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVES; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING;

COAXIAL RESONATOR; SURFACE DIELECTRIC SENSOR; SURFACE SNOW;

SNOW AND SNOWFALL;

EID: 0021614970     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: 15581691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.1984.1145644     Document Type: Article

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