An assessment of NSCAT ambiguity removal

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C5, 1999, Pages 11449-11457

  Gonzales, Amy E ^a   Long, David G ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA QUALITY; NSCAT; SATELLITE SENSOR; SCATTEROMETER; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE WIND; WIND FIELD;

EID: 0033562219     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jc01943     Document Type: Article

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