Retrieval of cloud spherical albedo from top-of-atmosphere reflectance measurements performed at a single observation angle

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3633-3637

  Kokhanovsky, A ^a   Mayer, B ^b   Von Hoyningen Huene, W ^a   Schmidt, S ^c   Pilewskie, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; BACKSCATTER; CLOUD; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; REFLECTANCE; SATELLITE;

EID: 34547299685     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-3633-2007     Document Type: Article

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