A method of identifying and locating sea-breeze fronts in north-eastern Brazil by remote sensing

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-234

  Planchon, Olivier ^a   Dubreuil, V ^a   Gouery, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

Author keywords

Brazil; Mapping; Remote sensing; Sea breeze fronts; Visible and infrared band

Indexed keywords

MAPPING;

AVERAGE DISTANCE; BRAZIL; DRY SEASONS; INFRARED BANDS; INFRARED DATA; MAXIMUM DISTANCE; SEA-BREEZE FRONTS; STUDY AREAS;

REMOTE SENSING;

COASTAL ZONE; GOES; INFRARED IMAGERY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA BREEZE; SEASONALITY; WIND DIRECTION; WIND FIELD;

BRAZIL; CEARA;

EID: 33747791400     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1350482706002283     Document Type: Article

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