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PMEL Publications Abstract


FY 1979

Surface observations for the evaluation of geophysical measurements from Seasat

Wilkerson, J.C., R.A. Brown, V.J. Cardone, R.E. Coons, A.A. Loomis, J.E. Overland, S. Peteherych, W.J. Pierson, P.M. Woiceshyn, and M.G. Wurtele

Science, 204(4400), 1408–1410, doi: 10.1126/science.204.4400.1408 (1979)


The surface observations used in the initial assessment of Seasat are discussed with emphasis on their ability to describe the synoptic-scale winds over the ocean.


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