Sunglint in INSAT-VHRR images

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1275-1277

  Bhandari, S M ^a   Prakash, W J ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; INFRARED IMAGING; OCEANOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY; SOLAR RADIATION; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND;

OCEAN SURFACE WINDS; SUNGLINT;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0030151018     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608948702     Document Type: Note

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