Antarctic snow accumulation mapped using polarization of 4.3-cm wavelength microwave emission

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Arthern, Robert J ^a   Winebrenner, Dale P ^b   Vaughan, David G ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; POLARIZATION; SNOW; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GEOSTATISTICS; ICE SHEET; KRIGING; MAPPING; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33646387698     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005667     Document Type: Article

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