An analysis of polarization: Ground-based upward looking and aircraft/satellitebased downward looking measurements

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3220, Issue , 1997, Pages 103-114

  Cairns, Brian ^a   Travis, Larry D ^a   Russell, Edgar E ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^b SpecTIR Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Atmospheric correction; Polarization; Surface properties

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTIES; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; BARE SOIL SURFACES; DO-MAINS; DOWNWARD LOOKING; POLARIZATION MEASUREMENTS; SURFACE POLARIZATIONS;

AEROSOLS; AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERICS; CLOUDS; POLARIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; TRACE ANALYSIS;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0242660814     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.301140     Document Type: Conference Paper

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