Arctic waters and marginal ice zones: A composite Arctic sea surface temperature algorithm using satellite thermal data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Vincent, Ron F ^a   Marsden, R F ^a   Minnett, P J ^b   Creber, K A M ^a   Buckley, J R ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETERS (AVHRR); ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; INFRARED IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ALGORITHM; AVHRR; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; DATA INTERPRETATION; RADIOMETER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEAWATER; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; TRANSITION ZONE;

EID: 46849097797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004353     Document Type: Article

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