High-resolution surface relative humidity computation using MODIS image in Peninsular Malaysia

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 260-264

  Peng, Guangxiong ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Chen, Yunhao ^a   Norizan, Abdul Patah ^b   Tay, Liphong ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing   (Malaysia)

^c Technology Park Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

MODIS; Precipitable water vapor; Relative humidity; Specific humidity

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FOREST FIRE; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MODIS; NUMERICAL METHOD; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; REMOTE SENSING; WATER VAPOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33845437550     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-006-0260-6     Document Type: Article

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