Passive microwave algorithms for sea ice concentration: A comparison of two techniques

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 357-384

  Comiso, Josefino C ^a   Cavalieri, Donald J ^a   Parkinson, Claire L ^a   Gloersen, Per ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SEA ICE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BOOTSTRAP TECHNIQUE; PASSIVE MICROWAVE ALGORITHMS; SEA ICE CONCENTRATION; TEAM ALGORITHM;

ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; BOOTSTRAP ALGORITHM; ICE COVER; PASSIVE MICROWAVE ALGORITHMS; PASSIVE MICROWAVE SENSING; SATELLITE SENSING; SEA ICE;

EID: 0031171831     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(96)00220-9     Document Type: Article

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