Remote sensing of cloud properties using MODIS airborne simulator imagery during SUCCESS: 1. Data and models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D9, 2000, Pages 11767-11780

  Baum, Bryan A ^a,g   Kratz, David P ^a   Yang, Ping ^b   Ou, S C ^c   Hu, Yongxiang ^a,d   Soulen, Peter F ^e,f   Tsay, Si Chee ^f  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^g NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0033792504     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901089     Document Type: Article

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