L-band ice-sheet brightness temperatures at Dome C, Antarctica: Spectral emission modelling, temporal stability and impact of the ionosphere

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2004, Pages 391-396

  Drinkwater, Mark R ^a   Floury, Nicolas ^a   Tedesco, Marco ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b IFAC CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; GLACIOLOGY; ICE SHEET;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; DOME CONCORDIA; EAST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

EID: 23844482113     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756404781814014     Document Type: Article

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