Solar irradiance and effective brightness temperature for SWIR channels of AVHRR/NOAA and GOES images

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 198-210

  Trishchenko, Alexander P ^a  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HEAT RADIATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFRARED RADIATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADIOMETERS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; PLANCK FUNCTIONS; SHORTWAVE INFRARED CHANNELS; SOLAR IRRADIANCE;

WEATHER SATELLITES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HEAT RADIATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFRARED RADIATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADIOMETERS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

AVHRR; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; GOES; NOAA SATELLITE; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 33645304850     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1850.1     Document Type: Article

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