An introduction to ocean remote sensing

An Introduction to Ocean Remote Sensing

Volumn 9781107019386, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-512

  Martin, Seelye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; EDUCATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; STUDENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE WATERS; TEXTBOOKS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS; OCEAN SURFACE PROPERTIES; OCEANOGRAPHIC SATELLITES; PASSIVE MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS; SATELLITE OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

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EID: 84929757533     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139094368     Document Type: Book

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