Moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer bidirectional reflectance distribution function-based albedo parameterization for weather and climate models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Wang, Zhuo ^a   Zeng, Xubin ^a   Barlage, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ALBEDO; CANOPY EXCHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; LAND SURFACE; MODIS; PARAMETERIZATION; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 34547937960     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006736     Document Type: Article

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