Simultaneous detection/separation of mineral dust and cirrus clouds using MODIS thermal infrared window data

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Hansell, R A ^a   Ou, S C ^a   Liou, K N ^a   Roskovensky, J K ^b   Tsay, S C ^c   Hsu, C ^c   Ji, Q ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DUST; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL RADAR; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

DUST EMISSIVITY; MICRO-PULSE LIDAR; MINERAL DUST; THERMAL INFRARED;

CLOUDS;

ALGORITHM; CIRRUS; DATA PROCESSING; DETECTION METHOD; DUST; INFRARED IMAGERY; LIDAR; MODIS;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE VERDE; MACARONESIA; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34547973609     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL029388     Document Type: Article

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