On wave dependency of altimeter sea returns - Weak fetch influence on short ocean waves

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 373-378

  Wu, Jin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ALTIMETRY; FETCH; SEA SURFACE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SURFACE WAVE; WIND MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032758831     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0373:owdoas>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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