Validation of spaceborne estimates of aerosol loading from Sun photometer measurements with emphasis on polarization

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 17187-17195

  Breon F M ^a,c   Deuze J L ^b   Tanre D ^b   Herman, M ^b  

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

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

^c DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; MEASUREMENT VALIDATION; POLDER; REFLECTANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SUN PHOTOMETER;

EID: 0031469024     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03866     Document Type: Article

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