Atmospheric effects on SMMR and SSM/I 37 GHz polarization difference over the sahel

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 1992, Pages 3443-3463

  Choudhury, B J ^a   Major, E R ^b   Smith, E A ^c   Becker, F ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Systems and Applications ^*  (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; POLARIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES;

DMSP-F8 SATELLITE; INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY PROJECT (ISCCP); LAND SURFACE CHANGES; NIMBUS-7 SATELLITE; POLARIZED BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; RADIOACTIVE TRANSFER ANALYSIS; SAHEL, AFRICA; SCANNING MULTICHANNEL MICROWAVE RADIOMETER (SMMR); SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSMI); SUDAN, AFRICA;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC EFFECT; LAND SURFACE CHANGE; POLARISATION DIFFERENCE; PRECIPITABLE WATER VAPOUR; SMMR;

AFRICA, SAHEL;

EID: 0027007337     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169208904133     Document Type: Article

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