Cross-calibration and long-term monitoring of the microwave radiometers of ERS, TOPEX, GFO, Jason, and Envisat

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 279-297

  Scharroo, Remko ^a   Lillibridge, J L ^a   Smith, W H F ^a   Schrama, E J O ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brightness temperature; Calibration; Microwave radiometer; Satellite altimetry; Sea level change; Wet tropospheric path delay

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; ENVISAT-1; ERS-1; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TOPEX-POSEIDON; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 3543025122     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410490465265     Document Type: Article

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