Retrieval of atmospheric and ocean surface parameters from ADEOS-II Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) data: Comparison of errors of global and regional algorithms

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Mitnik, Leonid M ^a   Mitnik, Maia L ^a  

^a IL ICHEV PACIFIC OCEANOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

ADEOS II; AMSR; Microwaves; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROWAVES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); THERMAL EFFECTS; WIND EFFECTS;

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 0142250864     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002659     Document Type: Article

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