On the use of SSM/I measurements in coastal regions

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 417-431

  Bennartz, Ralf ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COASTAL ZONE; ERROR CORRECTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SSM-I;

EID: 0032739559     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0417:OTUOSI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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