A radiative transfer model function for 85.5 GHz Special Sensor Microwave Imager ocean brightness temperatures

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Meissner, Thomas ^a   Wentz, Frank J ^a  

^a REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

85.5 GHz; Radiative transfer model; SSM I

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; MICROWAVES; THERMAL EFFECTS; WIND EFFECTS;

POLARIZED BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 0142219863     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002655     Document Type: Article

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