A study of the NOAA 16 AMSU-A brightness temperatures observed over Amazon rain forest

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Mo, Tsan ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW PATTERNS; FORESTRY; HEAT TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; NOAA SATELLITE; RAINFOREST; REMOTE SENSING;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 31344434809     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006434     Document Type: Article

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