The gatropod fast radiative transfer model for advanced infrared sounders and characterization of its errors for radiance assimilation

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1731-1747

  Sherlock, V ^a   Collard, A ^b   Hannon, S ^c   Saunders, R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; INFRARED RADIATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS;

METEOROLOGY;

ERROR ANALYSIS; INFRARED IMAGERY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 1642546410     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2003)042<1731:TGFRTM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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