The study of Weddell Sea ice using passive microwave and buoy data

The growth of the Weddell Sea ice cover in 1980 is examined, using Nimbus-7 satellite Scanning Multi-channel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) data in combination with data (positional, air temperature and atmospheric pressure) from 4 Nimbus-tracked drifting buoys. Ice concentrations are retrieved from th...

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Main Author: Massom, Robert Anthony
Published: University of Cambridge 1989
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.316741