Microwave land surface emissivities estimated from SSM/I observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 21867-21890

  Prigent, Catherine ^a,b,d   Rossow, William B ^b   Matthews, Elaine ^c  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^c NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND SURFACE; MICROWAVE EMISSION; SATELLITE SENSING; SSM/I;

EID: 0031392934     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01360     Document Type: Article

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