Assessing the impact of cloud morphology on infrared sounder scan geometry

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 169-181

  Cuomo, V ^a   Pietrapertosa, C ^a   Serio, C ^b   Tramutoli, V ^b  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; FRACTALS; INFRARED DEVICES; MOISTURE CONTROL; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES; SCANNING; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

INFRARED SOUNDERS;

REMOTE SENSING;

CLOUD; INFRARED IMAGERY; SATELLITE SENSOR;

EID: 0033540313     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311699213677     Document Type: Article

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