A probabilistic approach to scatterometer model function verification

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C9, 2001, Pages 19969-19990

  Shankaranarayanan, Kartik ^a   Donelan, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; MODEL VALIDATION; PROBABILITY; SCATTEROMETER; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE WIND;

EID: 0034770624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000189     Document Type: Article

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