Reducing uncertainties of SNO-estimated intersatellite AMSU-A brightness temperature biases for surface-sensitive channels

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1048-1054

  Iacovazzi Jr , Robert A ^a,b   Cao, Chang Yong ^b  

^a Earth Resources Technology Inc   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; SEPARATION; SOUNDING APPARATUS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE; TERBIUM ALLOYS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; DATA-SETS; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; PIXEL MATCHING;

DATA REDUCTION;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; DATA SET; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ESTIMATION METHOD; NADIR; PIXEL; RADIOMETER; SATELLITE DATA; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 51749111608     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA1020.1     Document Type: Article

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