Selection and initial characterization of a bright calibration site in the strzelecki desert, south australia

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 342-353

  Mitchell, R M ^a   O'brien D M ^a   Edwards, M ^a   Elsum, C C ^a   Graetz, R D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CALIBRATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; RADIOMETERS; SENSORS;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER (AVHRR); BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0031348480     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07038992.1997.10855220     Document Type: Article

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