Monitoring the Jason-2/AMR Stability Using SNO Observations from AMSU on MetOp-A

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 431-446

  Cao, Changyong ^a   Chen, Ruiyue ^a   Miller, Laury ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brightness temperature comparison; Jason 2 radiometer stability; MetOp AMSU; Simultaneous nadir overpass (SNO)

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; JASON-1; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; NADIR; RADIOMETER; SATELLITE MISSION; SEA LEVEL; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 80052243246     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490419.2011.584829     Document Type: Article

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