Evaluation of surface shortwave flux estimates from GOES: Sensitivity to sensor calibration

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 927-935

  Wonsick, Margaret M ^a   Pinker, Rachel T ^a   Meng, Wen ^a   Nguyen, Louis ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; REFLECTION; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SATELLITE RADIANCE MEASUREMENTS; SHORTWAVE FLUX ESTIMATES;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; METEOROLOGY; REFLECTION; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

CALIBRATION; GOES; RADIANCE; REFLECTANCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 33747188966     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1894.1     Document Type: Article

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