Air temperature profile and air/sea temperature difference measurements by infrared and microwave scanning radiometers

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Cimini, D ^a,b   Shaw, J A ^b,c   Westwater, E R ^d   Han, Y ^d   Irisov, V ^e   Leuski, V ^d   Churnside, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e ZEL TECHNOLOGIES LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sea interface; Marine boundary layer; Microwave and infrared radiometry; Scanning radiometers; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; REMOTE SENSING; SCANNING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

AIR TEMPERATURE PROFILE; MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETERS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEA TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 0042885743     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002632     Document Type: Article

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