Comparison of ECMWF and satellite ocean wind speeds from 1985 to 1992

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 2897-2913

  Boutin, J ^a   Siefridt, L ^b   Etcheto, J ^a   Barnier, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b Institut de Mecanique de Grenoble   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

EUROPEAN CENTER FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS (ECMWF); OCEAN WIND SPEEDS;

WIND;

ECMWF; ERS-1; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; SCATTEROMETER; SSM/I; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC; PACIFIC;

EID: 0030265228     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608949117     Document Type: Article

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