Detection of blue-absorbing aerosols using near infrared and visible (ocean color) remote sensing observations

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 368-387

  Nobileau, Delphine ^a   Antoine, David ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Blue absorbing aerosols; Near infrared; Ocean color; Visible remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ALGORITHMS; BUDGET CONTROL; ERROR ANALYSIS; INFRARED IMAGING; INFRARED RADIATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; REFLECTION; SATELLITES;

BLUE-ABSORBING AEROSOLS; ERROR BUDGET; INFRARED REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE OCEAN COLOR SENSORS;

REMOTE SENSING;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; CORRECTION; NEAR INFRARED; OCEAN COLOR; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 15744366678     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2004.12.020     Document Type: Article

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