Algorithm and validation of sea surface temperature observation using MODIS sensors aboard terra and aqua in the western North Pacific

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-280

  Hosoda, Kohtaro ^a   Murakami, Hiroshi ^a   Sakaida, Futoki ^b   Kawamura, Hiroshi ^b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infrared SST; Satellite observation

Indexed keywords

ADEOS; ALGORITHM; CLIMATOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STRATIFICATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 33847775082     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-007-0027-4     Document Type: Article

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