Scatterometer data interpretation: Estimation and validation of the transfer function CMOD4

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C3, 1997, Pages 5767-5780

  Stoffelen, Ad ^a,b   Anderson, David ^a,c  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CMOD4; DATA PROCESSING; ERS; SCATTEROMETER; SCATTEROMETERS; TRANSFER FUNCTION; TRANSFER FUNCTION CMOD4; WINDS;

EID: 0030743594     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC02860     Document Type: Article

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