Scan asymmetries in AMSU-B data

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Buehler, S A ^a   Kuvatov, M ^a   John, V O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SENSORS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; INTERFERENCE CORRECTION COEFFICIENTS; RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE;

METEOROLOGY;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; NOAA SATELLITE; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 24644470879     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024747     Document Type: Article

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