Determination of an Amazon hot reference target for the on-orbit calibration of microwave radiometers

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1340-1352

  Brown, Shannon T ^a   Ruf, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; EXTRAPOLATION; INTERPOLATION; MICROWAVES; POLARIZATION;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; HOT CALIBRATION; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS;

RADIOMETERS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; EXTRAPOLATION; INTERPOLATION; MICROWAVES; POLARIZATION; RADIOMETERS;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 30744445998     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1769.1     Document Type: Article

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