Global distributions of effective cloud fraction and cloud top pressure derived from oxygen A band spectra measured by the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment: Comparison to ISCCP data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Koelemeijer, R B A ^a   Stammes, P ^a   Hovenier, J W ^b,c   de Haan, J F ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cloud top pressure; GOME; ISCCP; Oxygen A band

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; GOME; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1942499499     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000840     Document Type: Article

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