Detection of thin cirrus from 1.38 μm/0.65 μm reflectance ratio combined with 8.6-11 μm brightness temperature difference

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 19, 2003, Pages

  Roskovensky, J K ^a   Liou, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; DATA ACQUISITION; HEAT TRANSFER; RADAR; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES;

MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETERS (MODIS);

LIGHT REFLECTION;

CIRRUS; CLOUD; DETECTION METHOD; REFLECTANCE; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 17744420448     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018135     Document Type: Article

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