The validation of Sea Surface Temperature retrievals from spaceborne infrared radiometers

Oceanography from Space: Revisited

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 229-247

  Minnett, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 84892002640     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8681-5_14     Document Type: Chapter

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