A study of the NOAA 16 AMSU-A brightness temperatures observed over Libyan Desert

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 14, 2002, Pages ACL-16-1-ACL-16-7

  Mo, Tsan ^a  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

AMSU A measurements; Atmospheric temperature sounding; Brightness temperatures; Microwave radiometers; Remote sensing; Satellite data

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SOILS;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; DESERT; NOAA SATELLITE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA;

AFRICA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 30344435977     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001158     Document Type: Article

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