Progress in scatterometer application

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 121-136

  Liu, W Timothy ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Remote sensing; Weather wind

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; REMOTE SENSING; SCATTEROMETER; WIND FORCING;

EID: 0036270111     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015832919110     Document Type: Article

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