Satellite-derived sea surface temperatures: Evaluation of GOES-8 and GOES-9 multispectral imager retrieval accuracy

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 788-797

  May, Douglas A ^a   Osterman, Walter O ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032443211     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<0788:SDSSTE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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