Cloud and aerosol measurements from GLAS: Overview an initial results

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Spinhirne, James D ^a   Palm, Stephen P ^b   Hart, William D ^b   Hlavka, Dennis L ^b   Welton, Ellsworth J ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; DETECTORS; LASERS; REMOTE SENSING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

BACKSCATTER CROSS SECTIONS; GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM; PHOTON COUNTING DETECTOR;

OPTICAL RADAR;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ALTIMETRY; CLOUD COVER; LASER METHOD; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 30744479419     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023507     Document Type: Review

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