Small-scale variability in sea surface salinity and implications for satellite-derived measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2689-2694

  Vinogradova, Nadya T ^a   Ponte, Rui M ^a  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION AND VALIDATIONS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; OCEAN DATA ASSIMILATION; SATELLITE RETRIEVAL; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SMALL SCALE VARIABILITY; SOIL MOISTURE AND OCEAN SALINITY (SMOS); SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

ERRORS; ESTIMATION; SATELLITES; SOIL MOISTURE;

IMPORTANCE SAMPLING;

CALIBRATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SMOS;

EID: 84890743482     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00110.1     Document Type: Article

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