Validation of microwave radiometer geophysical parameters using meteorological model analyses

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1993, Pages 1945-1963

  Eymard, L ^a   Bernard, R ^a   Lojou, J Y ^a  

^a ORANGE LABS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; METEOROLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE DATA VALIDATION; VALIDATION;

DATA REDUCTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOPHYSICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; MICROWAVES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIOMETERS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; METEOROLOGICAL MODEL ANALYSES; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; NIMBUS 7 SCANNING MULTICHANNEL MICROWAVE RADIOMETER (SMMR); SATELLITE DATA VALIDATION;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0027788686     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169308954014     Document Type: Article

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