Alternative cloud clearing methodologies for the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5890, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-12

  Barnet, C D ^a   Goldberg, M ^a   King, Thomas ^b   Nalli, Nicholas ^b   Wolf, Walter ^b   Zhou, Lihang ^b   Wei, Jennifer ^b  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b QSS GROUP INC   (United States)

Author keywords

AIRS; Cloud clearing; CrIS; IASI; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AIRS; CLOUD CLEARING; CRIS; IASI;

ATMOSPHERICS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 29344440995     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.615238     Document Type: Conference Paper

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