Calibration assessment of ISCCP geostationary infrared observations using HIRS

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-195

  Knapp, Kenneth R ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CLIMATOLOGY; INFRARED RADIATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT; SATELLITES;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE (BT); CALIBRATION ERRORS; COLD CLOUDS; COLD TEMPERATURES; GEOSTATIONARY OBSERVATIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION INFRARED RADIATION SOUNDER (HIRS); INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS (ICA); INFRARED OBSERVATIONS; INFRARED WINDOWS; INTER CALIBRATION; INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY PROJECT (ISCCP);

GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DATA SET; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 45249121751     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA910.1     Document Type: Article

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