The ERS scatterometer wind measurement accuracy: Evidence of seasonal and regional biases

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1684-1697

  Quilfen, Y ^a   Chapron, B ^a   Vandemark, D ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATELLITES; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

SCATTEROMETER;

REMOTE SENSING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; ERS-1; SCATTEROMETER; WIND MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0035484797     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2001)018<1684:TESWMA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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