The development of an airborne infrared interferometer for meteorological sounding studies

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1912-1927

  Wilson, S H S ^a   Atkinson, N C ^a   Smith, J A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENTATION; INTERFEROMETRY; METEOROLOGY; SATELLITE SENSOR;

EID: 0033504388     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<1912:TDOAAI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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