Aerosol remote sensing over land: A comparison of satellite retrievals using different algorithms and instruments

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 372-394

  Kokhanovsky, A A ^a   Breon, F M ^b   Cacciari, A ^c   Carboni, E ^d   Diner, D ^e   Di Nicolantonio, W ^c   Grainger, R G ^d   Grey, W M F ^f   Holler R ^g   Lee, K H ^h   Li, Z ^h   North, P R J ^f   Sayer, A M ^d   Thomas, G E ^d   von Hoyningen Huene, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Atmospheric optics; Satellite remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; REMOTE SENSING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SATELLITE SENSOR;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34547892648     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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