Cloud detection and derivation of cloud properties from POLDER

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 2785-2813

  Buriez, J C ^a   Vanbauce, C ^a   Parol, F ^a   Goloub, P ^a   Herman, M ^a   Bonnel, B ^a   Fouquart, Y ^a   Couvert, P ^b   Seze, G ^c  

^a Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLOUDS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; REFLECTOMETERS; SOLAR RADIATION;

CLOUD DETECTION; POLARIZATION AND DIRECTIONALITY OF THE EARTH'S REFLECTANCES (POLDER);

RADIOMETERS;

ADEOS; ALGORITHM; BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; CLOUD DETECTION; CLOUD PROPERTIES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POLDER; RADIOMETER;

EID: 0031227417     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311697217332     Document Type: Article

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