Calibration of the AVHRR shortwave channels: II. Application to NOAA 11 during early 1991

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-152

  Mitchell, R M ^a,b   O'Brien, D M ^b   Forgan, B W ^c  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AVHRR; CALIBRATION; NOAA II; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, CAPE GRIM; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0029731093     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-4257(95)00194-8     Document Type: Article

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