The Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) sensors and preflight calibration plans

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 300-313

  Lee III, Robert B ^a   Barkstrom, Bruce R ^a   Smith, G Louis ^a   Cooper, John E ^a   Kopia, Leonard P ^a   Lawrence, R Wes ^a   Thomas, Susan ^b   Pandey, Dhirendra K ^b   Crommelynck, Dominique A H ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

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EID: 2142709116     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<0300:TCATER>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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