Ground-based radiometric measurements of atmospheric brightness temperature and water contents in Italy

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 697-706

  Barbaliscia, F ^a   Fionda, E ^a   Masullo, P G ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUMINANCE; RADIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOMETERS; RADIOSONDES; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VAPORS;

ATMOSPHERIC BRIGHTNESS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION; DESIGN PARAMETERS; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; LITERATURE MODELS; RADIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; TOTAL WATER VAPORS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; RADIOMETRY;

ATMOSPHERIC BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0032069767     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS02619     Document Type: Article

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