SeaWinds validation with research vessels

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Bourassa, Mark A ^a   Legler, David M ^a   O'Brien, James J ^a   Smith, Shawn R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ocean; Remote sensing; SeaWinds; Validation; Winds

Indexed keywords

ERROR CORRECTION; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING; RESEARCH VESSEL; SATELLITE SENSOR; WIND FIELD;

EID: 0038686147     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001028     Document Type: Article

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