Uncertainties in sea surface temperature retrievals from space: Comparison of microwave and infrared observations from TRMM

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Ricciardulli, Lucrezia ^a   Wentz, Frank J ^a  

^a REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Sea surface temperature; TMI SST; VIRS SST

Indexed keywords

REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 14744282750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002247     Document Type: Article

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