Estimating surface radiation fluxes in the Arctic from TOVS brightness temperatures

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 955-970

  Schweiger, A J ^a   Key, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; HEAT FLUX; SOUNDING APPARATUS; TEMPERATURE;

SURFACE RADIATION FLUXES; TIROS OPERATIONAL VERTICAL SOUNDER;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; NEURAL NETWORK; RADIATION FLUX; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TIROS; TOVS;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0031106246     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311697218854     Document Type: Article

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