The determination of broad band surface albedo from AVHRR visible and near-infrared radiances

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 49-67

  Saunders, R W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Meteorological Research Flight   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL AREA; AVHRR; SURFACE ALBEDO;

UK;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION - MEASUREMENTS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING - ALGORITHMS; HEAT TRANSFER - RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION - REFLECTION;

BROAD BAND SURFACE ALBEDO; NEAR-INFRARED RADIANCES; SURFACE ALBEDOS;

GEOPHYSICS;

EID: 0025199176     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169008955000     Document Type: Article

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