A test of ocean surface-current mapping with over-the

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-110

  Radar, Horizon ^a   Georges, T M ^a   Harlan, J A ^a   Leben, R R ^a   Lematta, R A ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Currents; Ionosphere; Oceanography; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; IONOSPHERE; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT;

OCEAN SURFACE CURRENT MAPPING; OVER THE HORIZON RADAR;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0031646688     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.655321     Document Type: Article

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