Three way validation of MODIS and AMSR-E sea surface temperatures

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2583-2598

  Gentemann, Chelle L ^a  

^a REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

AMSR E; infrared; microwave; MODIS; remote sensing; SST

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ERRORS; INFRARED RADIATION; MICROWAVES; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEARCH ENGINES; SENSORS; STATISTICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VAPORS;

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER; AMSR-E; ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MODIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SST;

RADIOMETERS;

ALGORITHM; AMSR-E; INFRARED RADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MODEL VALIDATION; MODIS; NOISE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPACECRAFT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84900536322     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JC009716     Document Type: Article

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