Multichannel sea surface temperature

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multichannel sea surface temperature[edit | edit source]

An algorithm designed to produce improved estimates of sea surface temperature using multispectral measurements from AVHRR.

McClain, E. P., W. G. Pichel, and C. C. Walton 1985. Comparative performance of AVHRR-based multichannel sea surface temperatures. J. Geophys. Res.. 90. 11 587–11 601.


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