Sampling error in climate properties derived from satellite measurements: Consequences of undersampled diurnal variability

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 18-36

  Salby, Murry L ^a   Callaghan, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Atmospheric Systems and Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; DIURNAL CYCLE; SAMPLING ERROR; SATELLITE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030699398     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<0018:SEICPD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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