Independent pixel and two-dimensional estimates of landsat-derived cloud field albedo

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1525-1532

  Chambers, L H ^a   Wielicki, Bruce A ^a   Evans, K F ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0000229050     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<1525:IPATDE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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