A SAR observation and numerical study on ocean surface imprints of atmospheric vortex streets

Sensors

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 3321-3334

  Li, Xiaofeng ^a   Zheng, Weizhong ^b   Zou, Cheng Zhi ^a   Pichel, William G ^a  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AVS; MODIS; NOGAPS; Ocean; RADARSAT; Remote sensing; SAR

Indexed keywords

AVS; MODIS; NOGAPS; OCEAN; RADARSAT; SAR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE WATERS; VOLCANOES; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 44649124883     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s8053321     Document Type: Article

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