In-flight calibration of NOAA AVHRR visible and near-IR bands over Greenland and Antarctica

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 477-490

  Loeb, N G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; INFRARED IMAGING; POLYNOMIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER (AVHRR); REFLECTANCE CALIBRATION; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE;

RADIOMETERS;

AVHRR; CALIBRATION; NEAR INFRARED; NOAA; RADIOMETER; SATELLITE CHANNEL;

ANTARCTICA; GREENLAND;

EID: 0031080456     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311697218908     Document Type: Article

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