From observations to forecasts - Part 3. Key principles and recent developments in satellite observations

Weather

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-9

  Kidd, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; SATELLITE DATA; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77949610486     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: 14778696     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wea.388     Document Type: Article

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