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An Introduction to Satellite Sensors, Observations and Techniques

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Remote Sensing of Coastal Aquatic Environments

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  1. Cooperative Research Programs, Office of Research and Applications (ORA), National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 20742, College Park, MD, USA

    Christopher W. Brown

  2. Oceanic Research and Applications Division, ORA, NESDIS, NOAA, 20746, Camp Springs, MD, USA

    Laurence N. Connor

  3. Oceanic Research and Applications Division, ORA, NESDIS, NOAA, 20910, Silver Spring, MD, USA

    John L. Lillibridge

  4. Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, 20746, Camp Springs, MD, USA

    Nicholas R. Nalli

  5. Oceanic Research and Applications Division, ORA, NESDIS, NOAA, 20910, Silver Spring, MD, USA

    Richard V. Legeckis

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Brown, C.W., Connor, L.N., Lillibridge, J.L., Nalli, N.R., Legeckis, R.V. (2007). An Introduction to Satellite Sensors, Observations and Techniques. In: Miller, R.L., Del Castillo, C.E., Mckee, B.A. (eds) Remote Sensing of Coastal Aquatic Environments. Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3100-7_2

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