A simple method for removing 3-D radiative effects in satellite retrievals of surface irradiance

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-342

  Wyser, Klaus ^a,b   O'Hirok, William ^a   Gautier, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Box 460   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3 D radiative effects; Clouds; Remote sensing; Solar radiation; Surface radiation budget

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CORRELATION METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; HEAT CONVECTION; IMAGE SENSORS; IRRADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ATMOSPHERE REFLECTED RADIANCE; SATELLITE DATA RETRIEVAL; SOLAR IRRADIANCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) RADIATIVE EFFECTS;

SOLAR RADIATION;

CONVECTIVE CLOUD; RADIATION BUDGET; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 12344271376     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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