Atmospheric signatures in sea-ice concentration estimates from passive microwaves: Modelled and observed

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1113-1136

  Oelke, C ^a,b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; SEA ICE;

CLOUD LIQUID WATER; PASSIVE MICROWAVES; SEA ICE CONCENTRATION ESTIMATES;

REMOTE SENSING;

ATMOSPHERIC SIGNATURES; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; RADIOMETER; SEA ICE; SIGNATURE; SSM/I;

EID: 0031105222     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311697218601     Document Type: Article

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