The MODIS aerosol algorithm, products, and validation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 947-973

  Remer, Lorraine A ^a   Kaufman, Y J ^a   Tanre D ^b   Mattoo, S ^a,c   Chu, D A ^a,d   Martins, J V ^a,d   Li, R R ^a,d   Ichoku, C ^a,c   Levy, R C ^a,c   Kleidman, R G ^a,c   Eck, T F ^a,d   Vermote, E ^a,e   Holben, B N ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONDENSATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES;

MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETERS (MODIS); NUCLEI; OPTICAL THICKNESS; STANDARD DEVIATIONS;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 20844440199     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3385.1     Document Type: Article

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