Radiance and Jacobian intercomparison of radiative transfer models applied to HIRS and AMSU channels

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D20, 2001, Pages 24017-24031

  Garand, L ^a   Turner, D S ^a   Larocque, M ^a   Bates, J ^b   Boukabara, S ^c,o   Brunel, P ^d   Chevallier, F ^e   Deblonde, G ^a   Engelen, R ^f   Hollingshead, M ^g   Jackson, D ^b   Jedlovec, G ^h   Joiner, J ⁱ   Kleespies, T ^b,p   McKague, D S ^g   McMillin, L ^b,p   Moncet, J L ^c,o   Pardo, J R ^j   Rayer, P J ^k   Salathe, E ^l   Saunders, R ^k   Scott, N A ^m   Van Delst, P ⁿ   Woolf, H ⁿ   more..

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Atmosph and Environmental Research   (United States)

^d MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^e EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^f Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^g Raytheon IIS   (United States)

^h NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^j CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^k MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^m LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^o ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^p OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0035197493     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000184     Document Type: Article

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