On using significant wave height and radar cross section to improve radar altimeter measurements of wind speed

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 94, Issue C9, 1989, Pages 12,699-12,701

  Monaldo, Frank ^a   Dobson, Ella ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER; RADAR; WAVE HEIGHT; WIND SPEED;

EID: 0024830526     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/JC094iC09p12699     Document Type: Article

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