Use of Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer bidirectional reflectance distribution function products to enhance simulated surface albedos

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Roesch, Andreas ^a   Schaaf, Crystal ^b   Gao, Feng ^b  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate model; Remote sensing; Surface albedo

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; CLIMATE MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 4444241405     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004552     Document Type: Article

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