Cloud base heights retrieved during night-time conditions with MODIS data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2847-2862

  Hutchison, Keith ^a   Wong, Eric ^b   Ou, S C ^c  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SENSORS; INFRARED IMAGING; RADIOMETERS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT (ARM); NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NPOESS); VISIBLE INFRARED IMAGER RADIOMETER SUITE (VIIRS);

REMOTE SENSING;

ALGORITHM; CLOUD; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MODIS; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 33747113029     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500296800     Document Type: Article

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