The Microwave Radiometer Aboard ERS-1: Part 1—Characteristics and Performances

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 1186-1198

  Bernard, René ^a   Cornec, Alain Le ^a   Eymard, Laurence ^a   Tabary, Luc ^a  

^a Centre de Recherches en physique de l'Environnement ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; MICROWAVE RADIO EQUIPMENT;

FIRST IN FLIGHT RESULTS; IN-FLIGHT ENGINEERING CALIBRATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPACE AND TIME VARIABILITY; SURFACE AND ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS;

MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0027699239     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: 15580644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.317444     Document Type: Article

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