Evidence of atmospheric contamination on the measurement of the spectral response of the GMS-5 water vapor channel

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 11 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1851-1853

  Bréon, Francois Marie ^a,b,c   Jackson, Darren ^a   Bates, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; FILTER; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0343416237     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<1851:eoacot>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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