Validation of microwave sea surface temperature measurements for climate purposes

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-87

  Stammer, Detlef ^a   Wentz, Frank ^b   Gentemann, Chelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROWAVE DEVICES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SAMPLING; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

MICROWAVE IMAGING;

CLIMATOLOGY;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0041462874     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<0073:VOMSST>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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