Field observations of microwave backscatter from Weddell Sea ice

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 167-180

  Lytle, V I ^a   Jezek, K C ^b   Gogineni, S P ^c   Hosseinmostafa, A R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; MICROWAVE BACKSCATTER; MICROWAVE RADAR; MICROWAVE SIGNATURE; SATELLITE RADAR ALTIMETER; SEA ICE; SNOW COVER;

WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0029750139     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608948993     Document Type: Article

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