Reflectance-based calibration of SeaWiFS. II. Conversion to radiance

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1648-1660

  Barnes, Robert A ^a   Zalewski, Edward F ^b  

^a SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; RADIOMETERS; SENSORS;

SOLAR IRRADIANCE;

LIGHT REFLECTION;

EID: 0041828886     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.001648     Document Type: Article

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