Spectral characterization of MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS) LWIR bands and application to MODIS science data cloud products

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3117, Issue , 1997, Pages 235-243

  Moeller, Christopher C ^a   LaPorte, Daniel D ^a   Hajek, Pavel ^b   Strabala, Kathleen I ^a   Menzel, W Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NOAA/INESDIS/ASPP   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared; MAS; MODIS; MODIS airborne simulator; Spectral calibration

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CALIBRATION; NASA; SIMULATORS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

INFRARED; MAS; MODIS; MODIS AIRBORNE SIMULATOR; SPECTRAL CALIBRATION;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA;

EID: 0007661920     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.283810     Document Type: Conference Paper

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