The physical, radiative and microwave scattering characteristics of melt ponds on arctic landfast sea ice

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2069-2090

  Barber, D G ^a   Yackel, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; MELTWATER; POND; RADIATION BALANCE; SCATTERING; SEA ICE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0033542818     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311699212353     Document Type: Article

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