Microwave emission model for wet snow by using radiative transfer and strong fluctuation theory

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 31, Issue , 2001, Pages 291-310

  Wang, H ^a   Arslan, A N ^a   Pulliainen, J ^b   Hallikainen, M ^b  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE PERMITTIVITY; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; GAUSSIAN QUADRATURES; MICROWAVE EMISSION MODELS; MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER THEORY; STRONG FLUCTUATION THEORY; VECTOR RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

SNOW;

EID: 78650114615     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER00071702     Document Type: Article

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