Satellite and skin-layer effects on the accuracy of sea surface temperature measurements from the GOES satellites

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1834-1848

  Wick, Gary A ^a   Bates, John J ^a   Scott, Donna J ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

SKIN-LAYER EFFECTS;

GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; GOES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 0036873234     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019<1834:SASLEO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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