Aerosol polarization effects on atmospheric correction and aerosol retrievals in ocean color remote sensing

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 35, 2006, Pages 8951-8963

  Wang, Menghua ^a,b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OCEANOGRAPHY; POLLUTION CONTROL; REMOTE SENSING; TABLE LOOKUP;

AEROSOL POLARIZATION EFFECTS; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; OCEAN COLOR REMOTE SENSING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER THEORY;

AEROSOLS;

EID: 33846261184     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.008951     Document Type: Article

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