MODIS aerosol optical depth retrievals with high spatial resolution over an Urban Area using the critical reflectance

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  de Almeida Castanho, Andréa D ^a,b   Vanderlei Martins, J ^c   Artaxo, Paulo ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOTE SENSING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ALBEDO; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MODIS; OPTICAL PROPERTY; REFLECTANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 41649102684     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008751     Document Type: Article

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