Estimation of angular distribution models from radiance pairs

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D12, 1996, Pages 16951-16959

  Green, Richard N ^a   Hinton, Patricia O'Rawe ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION MODEL; ANISOTROPY; EARTH RADIATION BUDGET; RADIATION;

EID: 0030429041     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JD00368     Document Type: Article

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