Application of SeaWinds scatterometer and TMI-SSM/I rain rates to hurricane analysis and forecasting

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 233-243

  Atlas, Robert ^a   Hou, Arthur Y ^a   Reale, Oreste ^a,b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricane prediction; Microwave remote sensing applications; Scatterometer; TMI SSM I

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; REMOTE SENSING; SENSORS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

CYCLONE FORECASTING; GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC MODELS; SPACE-BORNE MICROWAVE INSTRUMENTS; SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE/IMAGER (SSM/I);

HURRICANES;

FORECASTING METHOD; HURRICANE; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 20444506072     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2005.02.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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