Determination of sea surface salinity and wind speed by L-band microwave radiometry from a fixed platform

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-128

  Gabarro C ^a   Vall Llossera, M ^b   Font, J ^a   Camps, A ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IN SITU PROCESSING; INTERFEROMETRY; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; PERMITTIVITY; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SEAWATER; SOILS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WIND;

SEA SURFACE SALINITY (SSS); SURFACE EMISSIVITY MODELS;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

ALGORITHM; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 1142269706     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116031000115175     Document Type: Article

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