Assessment of ERS synthetic aperture radar wave spectra retrieved from the Max-Planck-Institut (MPI) scheme through intercomparisons of 1 year of directional buoy measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1-19

  Violante Carvalho, N ^a   Robinson, I S ^b   Schulz Stellenfleth, Johannes ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BUOY; ERS-1; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; WAVE SPECTRUM;

EID: 24944562649     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002382     Document Type: Article

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