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SMEX04 QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Backscatter Data: Sonora, Version 1
This data set includes data collected by the SeaWinds scatterometer on NASA's Quick Scatterometer (QuikSCAT) satellite collected backscatter data.
This is the most recent version of these data.
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Long, D. G. 2008. SMEX04 QuikSCAT/SeaWinds Backscatter Data: Sonora, Version 1. [Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. doi: https://doi.org/10.5067/KUPSUNBZQ3ZQ. [Date Accessed].
