Uncertainties in radiative transfer computations: Consequences on the MERIS products over land

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 4597-4626

  Santer, R ^a   Zagolski, F ^b,c   Ramon, D ^a,e   Fischer, J ^d   Dubuisson, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b PRIVATEERS NV   (Netherlands Antilles)

^c Institut für Weltraumwissenschaften ^*

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^e HYGEOS SCOP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BAROMETERS; CODES (SYMBOLS); OCEANOGRAPHY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; TABLE LOOKUP; WATER VAPOR;

AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTY; AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS; DISCRETE ORDINATE METHODS; HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; LAND SURFACE PROPERTIES; MATRIX OPERATOR METHODS; MEDIUM RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTROMETERS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER TOOLS;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 33847755140     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500166508     Document Type: Article

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