Analysis of sampling errors for climate monitoring satellites

Journal of Climate

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 810-822

  Kirk Davidoff, Daniel B ^a   Goody, Richard M ^b   Anderson, James G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH (PLANET); ERROR ANALYSIS; ORBITS; SAMPLING; SCANNING;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; DIURNAL CYCLE; POLAR ORBITING SATELLITES; SAMPLING ERRORS;

WEATHER SATELLITES;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; MONITORING; SAMPLING BIAS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 17144399217     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-3301.1     Document Type: Article

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