Validation of the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for the Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) sea surface temperature in the Southern Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Dong, Shenfu ^a   Gille, Sarah T ^a   Sprintall, Janet ^a   Gentemann, Chelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; INTERPOLATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

EOS; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; MODIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR; WIND VELOCITY;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 33745034551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC002934     Document Type: Article

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