High resolution limb observations of clouds by the CRISTA-NF experiment during the SCOUT-O3 tropical aircraft campaign

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1765-1775

  Spang, R ^a   Hoffmann, L ^a   Kullmann, A ^a,b   Olschewski, F ^b   Preusse, P ^a   Knieling, P ^b   Schroeder, S ^a   Stroh, F ^a   Weigel, K ^a   Riese, M ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cirrus cloud; Cloud detection; Limb infrared measurements; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS;

CIRRUS CLOUDS; CLOUD DETECTION; CRYOGENIC INFRARED SPECTROMETERS AND TELESCOPES FOR THE ATMOSPHERE; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; INFRARED MEASUREMENTS; LIMB EMISSION SPECTRA; WAVELENGTH REGIONS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 51649106676     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.09.036     Document Type: Article

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