Cloud three-dimensional effects evidenced in Landsat spatial power spectra and autocorrelation functions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D11, 2000, Pages 14777-14788

  Oreopoulos, Lazaros ^a   Marshak, Alexander ^a   Cahalan, Robert F ^a   Wen, Guoyong ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; NADIR; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 0033794578     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900153     Document Type: Article

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