Airborne spectral measurements of surface-atmosphere anisotropy for several surfaces and ecosystems over southern Arica

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 13, 2003, Pages

  Gatebe, Charles K ^a,b   King, Michael D ^b   Platnick, Steve ^b   Arnold, G Thomas ^b,c   Vermote, Eric F ^b,d   Schmid, Beat ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c L3 Commun EER Commun Systems Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne measurements; BRDF; Multispectral; Radiometer; SAFARI 2000; Surface reflectance

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; BACKSCATTER; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; REMOTE SENSING;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0742322496     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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