Development of land surface albedo parameterization based on moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) data

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Liang, Xin Zhong ^a   Xu, Min ^a   Gao, Wei ^b   Kunkel, Kenneth ^a   Slusser, James ^b   Dai, Yongjiu ^c   Min, Qilong ^d   Houser, Paul R ^e   Rodell, Matthew ^e   Schaaf, Crystal Barker ^f   Gao, Feng ^e  

^a ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; LAND SURFACE; MODIS; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 24644481443     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005579     Document Type: Article

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