Comparison of MISR and MODIS cloud-top heights in the presence of cloud overlap

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 200-210

  Naud, C M ^a   Baum, B A ^b   Pavolonis, M ^c   Heidinger, A ^c   Frey, R ^d   Zhang, H ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud; Cloud type; Cloud top height; MISR; MODIS; Overlap

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; WEATHER SATELLITES;

CLOUD LAYERS; CLOUD TOP HEIGHTS; MISR; MODIS; OVERLAP DETECTION;

CLOUDS;

ALGORITHM; CLOUD; CLOUD COVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIOMETER;

EID: 33846901131     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.09.030     Document Type: Article

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