Anomalous microwave spectra of snow cover observed from Special Sensor Microwave/Imager measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D11, 2000, Pages 14913-14925

  Rosenfeld, Simon ^a   Grody, Norman ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; SNOW COVER;

EID: 16644374238     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900486     Document Type: Article

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