Distinction between clouds and ice/snow covered surfaces in the identification of cloud-free observations using SCIAMACHY PMDs

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2729-2738

  Krijger, J M ^a   Aben, I ^a   Schrijver, H ^a  

^a SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; TRACE GAS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 26944444853     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-5-2729-2005     Document Type: Article

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