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The Scatterometer: Data and Applications

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The application of a new class of data such as that furnished by a satellite scatterometer requires a basic understanding of the nature of the data. Here are examined the assumptions and techniques required to translate backscatter cross-section into surface stress, airsea fluxes, wind profiles and pressure fields. Although these are extensive, the results are convincing and rewarding.

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  1. Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. 98195, USA

    R. A. Brown

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    Robin A. Vaughan

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Brown, R.A. (1990). The Scatterometer: Data and Applications. In: Vaughan, R.A. (eds) Microwave Remote Sensing for Oceanographic and Marine Weather-Forecast Models. NATO ASI Series, vol 298. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0509-2_5

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