The use of SSM/I data in operational marine analysis

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 789-800

  Gemmill, William H ^a,c   Krasnopolsky, Vladimir M ^a,b  

^a Natl Centers for Environ P   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^c CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE TECHNOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SSM-I; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0033208449     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(1999)014<0789:TUOSID>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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