Simultaneous retrieval of aerosol and thin cirrus optical depths using MODIS airborne simulator data during CRYSTAL-FACE and CLAMS

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 2004, Pages

  Roskovensky, J K ^a   Liou, K N ^a   Garrett, T J ^b   Baumgardner, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

0305 Atmospheric composition and structure: Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801); 3359 Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Radiative processes; 3360 Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Remote sensing; 3394 Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Instruments and techniques

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIRCRAFT; CLOUDS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IN SITU PROCESSING;

IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; OPTICAL DEPTH;

GEOPHYSICS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CIRRUS; INSTRUMENTATION; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH;

EID: 10644225234     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020457     Document Type: Article

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