Satellite measurements of sea surface temperature through clouds

Science

Volumn 288, Issue 5467, 2000, Pages 847-850

  Wentz, Frank J ^a   Gentemann, Chelle ^a   Smith, Deborah ^a   Chelton, Dudley ^b  

^a REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; CLOUD; DISASTER; INFRARED RADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; SEA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034607701     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.288.5467.847     Document Type: Article

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