Development, validation, and potential enhancements to the second-generation operational aerosol product at the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 16923-16934

  Stowe, Larry L ^a   Ignatov, Alexander M ^a,c   Singh, Ramdas R ^b  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b SM Syst and Res Corporation Inc   (United States)

^c MARINE HYDROPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; AVHRR; NOAA; OPTICAL THICKNESS; SATELLITE INSTRUMENT;

EID: 0031438936     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02132     Document Type: Article

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