Evaluating the potential for retrieving aerosol optical depth over land from AVHRR pathfinder atmosphere data

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 279-293

  Knapp, Kenneth R ^a   Stowe, Larry L ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL MODELS; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; CLIMATE FORCINGS; COMPARISON RESULT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GRID CELLS; GROUND TRUTH; LAND SURFACE; LAND-COVER TYPES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; STANDARD DEVIATION; STANDARD ERRORS; SURFACE BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; SURFACE REFLECTANCE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; REMOTE SENSING;

REFLECTION;

EID: 0036326230     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059%3C0279%3AETPFRA%3E2.0.C     Document Type: Article

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