The development and operational application of nonlinear algorithms for the measurement of sea surface temperatures with the NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C12, 1998, Pages 27999-28012

  Walton, C C ^a   Pichel, W G ^a   Sapper, J F ^a   May, D A ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; AVHRR; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032534136     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC02370     Document Type: Article

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