A well-calibrated ocean algorithm for special sensor microwave / imager

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C4, 1997, Pages 8703-8718

  Wentz, Frank J ^a  

^a REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ALGORITHMS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE IMAGER; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; OCEAN; SSM/I; SURFACE RADIATION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030873844     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC01751     Document Type: Article

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