Surface wind speed retrieval using passive microwave polarimetry: The dependence on atmospheric stability

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1166-1171

  Pospelov, Michael N ^a  

^a Russian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; BACKSCATTERING; FRICTION; POLARIMETERS; RADIOMETERS; SPEED; SURFACES; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; VECTORS; VELOCITY; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CRITICAL PHENOMENA THEORY; SEA SURFACE THERMAL MICROWAVE EMISSION; SURFACE WIND SPEED RETRIEVAL;

MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030243109     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.536533     Document Type: Article

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