Saharan dust storm detection using moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer thermal infrared bands

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Hao, Xianjun ^a   Qu, John J ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical thickness; Detection; Dust index; MODIS; Saharan dust storm; Thermal infrared

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; DUST; ERROR DETECTION; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SPECTROMETERS; STORMS;

AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MODIS; SAHARAN DUST; SQUARED CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; THERMAL INFRARED; THERMAL INFRARED BANDS;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 52649121873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19313195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2740039     Document Type: Article

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