Improved calibration coefficients for NOAA-12 and NOAA-15 AVHRR visible and near-IR channels

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1826-1833

  Tahnk, William R ^a   Coakley, James A Jr ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; INFRARED RADIATION; REFLECTION; SENSORS;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETERS (AVHRR);

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

AVHRR; CALIBRATION; ICE SHEET; NEAR INFRARED; NOAA SATELLITE; REFLECTANCE; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

ANTARCTICA; GREENLAND;

EID: 0036871947     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019<1826:ICCFNA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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