Comparison between ATSR-2 stereo, MOS O2-A band and ground-based cloud top heights

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1969-1987

  Naud, C ^a,c   Mitchell, K L ^b,c   Muller, J P ^c,d   Clothiaux, E E ^e   Albert, P ^f,h   Preusker, R ^f   Fischer, J ^f   Hogan, R J ^g  

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

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^h DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MULTISPECTRAL SCANNERS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; RADIOMETERS; RADIOSONDES;

ALONG TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETER; CLOUD TOP HEIGHTS; MODULAR OPTOELECTRONIC SCANNER;

CLOUDS;

ALONG TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETER; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLOUD; RADAR; RADIOSONDE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249334606     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160600641806     Document Type: Article

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