Climate parameters from satellite spectral measurements. Part I: Collocated AVHRR and HIRS/2 observations of spectral greenhouse parameter

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 327-344

  Frey, Richard A ^a   Ackerman, S A ^a   Soden, Brian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; CLOUD SCREEING; HIRS/2; NESDIS; SATELLITE SPECTRAL DATA; SPECTRAL GREENHOUSE PARAMETER;

EID: 0029730482     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<0327:CPFSSM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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