Controls on Eurasian coastal sea ice formation, melt onset and decay from ERS scatterometry: Regional contrasts and effects of river influx

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 5283-5315

  Frey, K E ^a   Smith, L C ^a   Alsdorf, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; ICE; MELTING; RADAR; SATELLITES; STORMS;

CYCLONE DENSITY;

REMOTE SENSING;

COASTAL ZONE; MELTING; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER DISCHARGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SCATTEROMETER; SEA ICE;

EID: 0346847579     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116031000101684     Document Type: Article

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