Detection and analysis of clear-sky, low-level atmospheric temperature inversions with MODIS

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1727-1737

  Liu, Yinghui ^a   Key, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NOAA/NESDIS Office of Research/Appl   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; RADIOMETERS; RADIOSONDES; SATELLITES; VAPORS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETERS; TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLEAR SKY; MODIS; POLAR REGION; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEMPERATURE INVERSION;

EID: 1642456542     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<1727:DAAOCL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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