Noise reduction of atmospheric emitted radiance interferometer (AERI) observations using principal component analysis

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1223-1238

  Turner, David D ^a   Knuteson, R O ^a   Revercomb, H E ^a   Lo, C ^b   Dedecker, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC EMITTED RADIANCE INTERFEROMETER; ATMOSPHERIC VARIABILITY; EMPIRICAL FUNCTION; NOISE FILTER; TEMPORAL SAMPLING;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INFRARED RADIATION; NOISE ABATEMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INFRARED RADIATION; NOISE ABATEMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETER; NOISE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749665070     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1906.1     Document Type: Article

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