Verification of patch- and regional-scale energy balance estimates derived from microwave and optical remote sensing during SGP97

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 254-273

  Kustas, William P ^a   Jackson, Thomas J ^a   French, Andrew N ^a   MacPherson, J Ian ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0035536603     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2001)002<0254:VOPARS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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