Discriminating heavy aerosol, clouds, and fires during SCAR-B: Application of airborne multispectral MAS data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D24, 1998, Pages 31989-31999

  King, Michael D ^a   Tsay, Si Chee ^a   Ackerman, Steven A ^b   Larsen, North F ^c,d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE SURVEY; BIOMASS BURNING; CLOUD; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0032573745     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD01043     Document Type: Article

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