The Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) radiometer is a useful tool for monitoring snow wetness on a large scale because water content has a significant effect on the microwave emissions at the snowpack surface. To date, SSM/I snow wetness algorithms, based on statistical regression analysis, ha
Microwave emission of snow-covered and snow-free terrain from satellite measurements
β Scribed by J. Aschbacher; H. Rott
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 512 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0273-1177
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