Establishing the moon as a spectral radiance standard

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 360-375

  Kieffer, Hugh H ^a   Wildey, Robert L ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000926793     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<0360:ETMAAS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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