Cloud-screening and quality control algorithms for the AERONET database

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 337-349

  Smirnov, A ^a,b   Holben, B N ^a   Eck, T F ^a,c   Dubovik, O ^a,b   Slutsker, I ^a,b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BIOMASS; CLOUDS; DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS; PHOTOMETERS;

SUNPHOTOMETERS;

REMOTE SENSING;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; CLOUD; MONITORING SYSTEM; OPTICAL DEPTH; PHOTOMETER;

EID: 0034285012     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(00)00109-7     Document Type: Article

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