Detection of cirrus overlapping low-level clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue D2, 1997, Pages 1727-1737

  Jin, Yao ^a,b   Rossow, William B ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLOUD COVER; HIRS; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0030710215     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JD02996     Document Type: Article

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