Calibration of the Meteosat water vapor channel using collocated NOAA/HIRS 12 measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D9, 2000, Pages 11925-11933

  Bréon, Francois Marie ^a,c   Jackson, Darren L ^a   Bates, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; METEOSAT; RADIOMETER; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0033789064     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900031     Document Type: Article

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