Atmospheric correction of ocean color imagery in the Earth observing system era

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 17081-17106

  Gordon, Howard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; COLOUR; CZCS; EOS; MISR; MODIS; OCEAN COLOUR; SATELLITE SENSING; SATELLITE SENSOR; SCANNER; SEAWIFS;

EID: 0031405760     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02443     Document Type: Article

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