Enhancement of the consistency of MODIS thin cirrus with cloud phase by adding 1.6 μm reflectance

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 4669-4680

  Choi, Y S ^a   Ho, C H ^a   Ahn, M H ^b   Kim, Y S ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

1.6 mm reflectance; Ice phase; MODIS cloud; Thin cirrus

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745086652     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2005.10384476     Document Type: Article

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