Microwave Radiometric Measurements of Sea Surface Temperature from the Seasat Satellite: First Results
- 19 June 1981
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 212 (4501) , 1385-1387
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.212.4501.1385
Abstract
Initial results from the Seasat scanning multichannel microwave radiometer indicate that the sea surface temperature can be measured with a root-mean-square sensitivity of 1.2°C or better. The first microwave map of sea surface temperature for the entire Pacific has been produced.Keywords
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