Cloud climate investigations in the Nordic region using NOAA AVHRR data

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 181-195

  Karlsson, K G ^a  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; CLOUD; NOAA;

EUROPE, (NORTH);

EID: 0031431636     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00863612     Document Type: Article

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