Nighttime cirrus detection using Atmospheric Infrared Sounder window channels and total column water vapor

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Kahn, Brian H ^a,b   Liou, Kuo Nan ^b   Lee, Sung Yung ^a   Fishbein, Evan F ^a   DeSouza Machado, Sergio ^c,d   Eldering, Annmarie ^a,b   Fetzer, Eric J ^a   Hannon, Scott E ^c,d   Strow, L Larrabee ^c,d  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; REMOTE SENSING; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 30344432085     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005430     Document Type: Article

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