Absolute calibration of Jason-1 and Envisat altimeter Ku-band radar cross sections from cross comparison with TRMM precipitation radar measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1389-1402

  Tran, Ngan ^a   Zanife, O Z ^a   Chapron, B ^b   Vandemark, D ^c   Vincent, P ^d  

^a CLS   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d CNES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR CROSS SECTION; RADAR MEASUREMENT; WIND EFFECTS;

ALTIMETER MEASUREMENTS; OFF NADIR MEASUREMENTS; PRECIPITATION RADAR; TROPICAL RAINFALL MAPPING MISSION; WIND SPEED;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

CALIBRATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR CROSS SECTION; RADAR MEASUREMENT; WIND EFFECTS;

CALIBRATION; ENVISAT-1; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

EID: 30744437177     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1791.1     Document Type: Article

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