Investigating short-wavelength correlated errors on low-resolution mode altimetry

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1337-1362

  Dibarboure, G ^a   Boy, F ^b   Desjonqueres, J D ^b   Labroue, S ^a   Lasne, Y ^a   Picot, N ^b   Poisson, J C ^a   Thibaut, P ^a  

^a CLS   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; PHOTODEGRADATION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ANALYSIS OF SIMULATIONS; BACKSCATTER STRENGTH; CORRELATED ERRORS; INHOMOGENEITIES; POSTPROCESSING ALGORITHMS; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SHORT-WAVELENGTH; SIZE AND SHAPE;

BACKSCATTERING;

ALGORITHM; BACKSCATTER; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 84902133030     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00081.1     Document Type: Article

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