Using the space-borne NASA scatterometer (NSCAT) to determine the frozen and thawed seasons

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D22, 1999, Pages 27895-27907

  Frolking, S ^a,e   McDonald, K C ^b   Kimball, J S ^c   Way, J B ^b   Zimmermann, R ^d   Running, S W ^c  

^a University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; FREEZING; MONITORING SYSTEM; RADAR IMAGERY; SCATTEROMETER; THAWING;

CANADA;

EID: 0033610978     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jd200093     Document Type: Article

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