Discriminating clear sky from clouds with MODIS

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D24, 1998, Pages 32141-32157

  Ackerman, Steven A ^a,b   Strabala, Kathleen I ^b   Menzel, W Paul ^a,b   Frey, Richard A ^b   Moeller, Christopher C ^b   Gumley, Liam E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; EOS; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0032573652     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200032     Document Type: Article

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