A refined two-channel microwave radiometer liquid water path retrieval for cold regions by using multiple-sensor measurements

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 591-595

  Wang, Zhien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid water path (LWP); LWP retrieval; Microwave radiometers (MWRs); Multiple sensor LWP algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; RADIOMETERS; SENSORS; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LIQUID WATER PATH (LWP); MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS (MWRS); MULTIPLE-SENSOR LWP ALGORITHM;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 35348843538     PISSN: 1545598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LGRS.2007.900752     Document Type: Article

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