Impacts of the collocation window on the accuracy of altimeter/buoy wind speed comparison-a simulation study

International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives

Volumn 33, Issue , 2000, Pages 112-118

  Chen, Ge ^a,b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Altimeter; Buoy; Collocation; Simulation; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; BUOYS; DATA HANDLING; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; REMOTE SENSING;

BUOY MEASUREMENTS; CALIBRATION/VALIDATION; COLLOCATION; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; INSTRUMENT NOISE; SIMULATION; SIMULATION STUDIES; WIND SPEED;

WIND;

EID: 84941002484     PISSN: 16821750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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