Remote sensing of cloud optical properties from ground-based measurements of transmittance: A feasibility study

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2011-2022

  Leontieva, E ^a   Stamnes, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD OPTICAL PROPERTIES; IRRADIATION; MFRSR; RADIOMETER; TRANSMITTANCE;

USA, ALASKA, FAIRBANKS;

EID: 0030428119     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<2011:RSOCOP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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