Data uncertainty traced to SI units. Results reported in the International System of Units

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-235

  Pollock, D B ^a   Murdock, T L ^b   Datla, R U ^c   Thompson, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b Frontier Technology Inc   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; SENSORS;

DATA UNCERTAINTY;

REMOTE SENSING;

CALIBRATION; DATA QUALITY; REMOTE SENSING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037455187     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160304970     Document Type: Article

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