The RADARSAT Geophysical Processor System: Quality of sea ice trajectory and deformation estimates

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1333-1347

  Lindsay, Ronald W ^a   Stern, H L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA ICE; STRAIN RATE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TRAJECTORIES;

DATA ASSIMILATION;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

DEFORMATION; RADARSAT; REMOTE SENSING; SEA ICE; TRAJECTORY;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037682046     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<1333:TRGPSQ>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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