Sampling errors for meteorological fields observed by low Earth orbiting satellites

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D16, 1998, Pages 19595-19613

  Li, Ta Hsin ^a,b   North, Gerald R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; METEOROLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE;

EID: 0032572936     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02008     Document Type: Article

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