Atmospheric water vapor estimate by a differential absorption technique with the polarisation and directionality of the Earth reflectances (POLDER) instrument

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 3831-3841

  Bouffies S ^a,d   Breon F M ^a,d   Tanre D ^b   Dubuisson, P ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

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

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^d DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADEOS; POLDER; REFLECTANCE; SATELLITE INSTRUMENT; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0031463511     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03126     Document Type: Article

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