A comparison of the errors associated with the retrieval of the latent heat flux from individual SSM/I measurements

Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Earth's Surface and Atmosphere

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 47-56

  Bourras, Denis ^a   Eymard, Laurence ^a   Thomas, Cecile ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781003421603-8     Document Type: Chapter

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