A comparison between snow cover products derived from visible and microwave satellite observations

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-177

  Basist, Alan ^a   Garrett, Don ^a   Ferraro, Ralph ^a   Grody, Norman ^a   Mitchell, Kenneth ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b W NMC2   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE IMAGERY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW COVER MAPPING; VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 0029729081     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<0163:ACBSCP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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