Effects of wind variability on scatterometry at low wind speeds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C7, 2000, Pages 16899-16910

  Plant, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; RADAR; SCATTEROMETER; WIND;

EID: 0033669389     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900043     Document Type: Article

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