On temporal averaging of polar orbiting satellite data

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 537-540

  Zheng, L ^a   Levy, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT; SATELLITE DATA; SSM/I; TEMPORAL AVERAGING;

EID: 0030723753     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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