Improved electromagnetic bias theory

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C1, 2000, Pages 1299-1310

  Elfouhaily, T ^a   Thompson, D R ^a   Chapron, B ^b   Vandemark, D ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD;

EID: 0033670139     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900277     Document Type: Article

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