A simulation study of 1D variational cloud retrieval with infrared satellite data from multiple fields of view

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 130, Issue 599 PART B, 2004, Pages 1489-1503

  Szyndel, M D E ^a   Collard, A D ^a   Eyre, J R ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ID Var; Satellite observations; Variational analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; INFRARED IMAGING; SATELLITES;

CLOUD SCENARIOS; VARIATIONAL ANALYSIS;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 2942571060     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.02.197     Document Type: Article

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