Combined infrared stereo and laser ranging cloud measurements from shuttle mission STS-85

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-78

  Lancaster, Redgie S ^a   Spinhirne, James D ^b   Manizade, Kathrine F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLOMETERS; CLIMATOLOGY; IMAGE SENSORS; INFRARED IMAGING; LASER APPLICATIONS; RADIO ALTIMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE SHUTTLES;

STEREOSCOPIC IMAGINGS;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD; INFRARED IMAGERY; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 0141789769     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<0067:CISALR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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