Measurement of ocean wind vector by an airborne, imaging polarimetric radiometer

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 669-675

  Skou, Niels ^a   Laursen, Brian ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIXELS; POLARIMETERS; RADIOMETERS; SURFACE WATERS; CORRELATORS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VECTORS; WIND;

AIRBORNE MEASUREMENTS; DIGITAL CORRELATOR; OCEAN WIND VECTOR; POLARIMETRIC RADIOMETER; SEA SURFACES; SYSTEM FEATURES; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND VECTORS;

WIND EFFECTS; RADIOMETRY;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; DIGITAL CORRELATOR; OCEAN WIND VECTOR; STOKES PARAMETERS;

EID: 0032069272     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98RS00176     Document Type: Article

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