Atmospheric Correction Algorithm for NOAA-AVHRR Products: Theory and Application

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 231-248

  Tanré, Didier ^a   Holben, Brent N ^b   Kaufman, Yoram J ^b  

^a Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS - ATMOSPHERIC; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE - OZONE LAYER; IMAGE PROCESSING; RADIOMETERS;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION ALGORITHM; MOLECULAR SCATTERING; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; OZONE ABSORPTION; SURFACE BIDIRECTION REFLECTANCE;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0026838709     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: 15580644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.134074     Document Type: Article

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