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Minnis, Patrick, Harrison, Edwin F., Gibson, Gary G. (1987) Cloud cover over the equatorial eastern Pacific derived from July 1983 International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project data using a hybrid bispectral threshold method. Journal of Geophysical Research, 92. 4051 doi:10.1029/jd092id04p04051

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TitleCloud cover over the equatorial eastern Pacific derived from July 1983 International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project data using a hybrid bispectral threshold method
JournalJournal of Geophysical Research
AuthorsMinnis, PatrickAuthor
Harrison, Edwin F.Author
Gibson, Gary G.Author
Year1987Volume92
PublisherAmerican Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOIdoi:10.1029/jd092id04p04051Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceMinnis, Patrick, Harrison, Edwin F., Gibson, Gary G. (1987) Cloud cover over the equatorial eastern Pacific derived from July 1983 International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project data using a hybrid bispectral threshold method. Journal of Geophysical Research, 92. 4051 doi:10.1029/jd092id04p04051
Plain TextMinnis, Patrick, Harrison, Edwin F., Gibson, Gary G. (1987) Cloud cover over the equatorial eastern Pacific derived from July 1983 International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project data using a hybrid bispectral threshold method. Journal of Geophysical Research, 92. 4051 doi:10.1029/jd092id04p04051
In(1987) Journal of Geophysical Research Vol. 92. American Geophysical Union (AGU)

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