Coincident cloud observations by altimetry and radiometry

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 572, 2005, Pages 2065-2069

  Quartly, Graham D ^a   Poulsen, Caroline A ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; INFRARED RADIATION; RADIO ALTIMETERS; RADIOMETRY; RAIN; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SENSORS;

CLOUD OBSERVATIONS; INFRA-RED RADIOMETERS; OCEAN SURFACE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

CLOUDS;

EID: 23844516067     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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