Inter-satellite calibration linkages for the visible and near-infared channels of the advanced very high resolution radiometer on the NOAA-7,-9, and-ii spacecraft

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 1931-1942

  Nagaraja Rao, C R ^a   Chen, J ^b  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b SM Syst and Res Corporation Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; CALIBRATION; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE DATA CALIBRATION; SATELLITE STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0029504090     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169508954530     Document Type: Article

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