Spatial and temporal variability of Antarctic ice sheet microwave brightness temperatures

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 25-1-25-4

  Schneider, David P ^a   Steig, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELTING; MICROWAVES; OSCILLATIONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIABLES CONTROL;

TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

ICE;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; ICE SHEET; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0037110222     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015490     Document Type: Article

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