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Summary
DescriptionSsmi scan.gif
English: SSM/I scan pattern
Date
Source
Originally derived from
Hollinger, J.P., Lo, R., Poe, G.A., Savage, R.C. and Peirce, J.L. 1987: Special Sensor Microwave/Imager User's Guide, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. and widely distributed in this digital version with SSM/I brightness temperatures.
Author
Hollinger, J.P., Lo, R., Poe, G.A., Savage, R.C. and Peirce, J.L.
Licensing
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