Remote sensing of sea surface salinity: An overview with case studies

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 830-838

  Klemas, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

microwave radiometry; plume remote sensing; salinity remote sensing; Sea surface salinity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EVAPORATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OCEANIC CURRENT; RADIOMETER; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET;

EUROPE;

EID: 80052190890     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00060.1     Document Type: Review

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