Correction of Rayleigh scattering effects in cloud optical thickness retrievals

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 22, 1997, Pages

  Wang, Menghua ^a   King, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0001562363     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd02225     Document Type: Article

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