Spatial and temporal behavior of microwave backscatter directional modulation over the saharan ergs

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1164-1173

  Stephen, Haroon ^a,b   Long, David G ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert; Dunes; Ergs; European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF); European Remote Sensing satellite scatterometer (ESCAT); NASA scatterometer (NSCAT); SeaWinds scatterometer; Winds

Indexed keywords

DESERT; DUNES; ERGS; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS (ECMWF); EUROPEAN REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE SCATTEROMETER (ESCAT); NASA SCATTEROMETER (NSCAT); SEAWINDS SCATTEROMETER;

BACKSCATTERING; MICROWAVES; MODULATION; NASA; SAND; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 34247484554     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2007.892584     Document Type: Article

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