Spectral reflectance of whitecaps: Their contribution to water-leaving radiance

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C3, 2000, Pages 6493-6499

  Moore, Karl D ^a   Voss, Kenneth J ^a   Gordon, Howard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 0033669999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900334     Document Type: Article

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