Measurements of Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Thickness over Water Using ERTS-1 Data

Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1975, Pages 622-626

  Griggs, Michael ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTISPECTRAL SCANNERS; OPTICAL THICKNESS;

AIR POLLUTION - ANALYSIS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; SATELLITES - WEATHER;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; CALIFORNIA; METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER;

EID: 0016518772     PISSN: 00022470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00022470.1975.10470118     Document Type: Article

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