Optimization of the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite II Global Imager channels by use of radiative transfer calculations

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 3149-3163

  Nakajima, Takashi Y ^a   Nakajima, Teruyuki ^b   Nakajima, Masakatsu ^a   Fukushima, Hajime ^c   Kuji, Makoto ^d   Uchiyama, Akihiro ^e   Kishino, Motoaki ^f  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

^f INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

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EID: 0000922401     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.003149     Document Type: Article

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