Azimuthal anisotropy of longwave and infrared window radiances from the clouds and the earth's radiant energy system on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission and Terra satellites

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Minnis, Patrick ^a   Gambheer, Arvind V ^b   Doelling, David R ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ANALYTICAL SERVICES AND MATERIALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared radiation; Remote sensing; Surface temperature

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BACKSCATTER; RADIANCE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 3042828464     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004471     Document Type: Article

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