Infrared continental surface emissivity spectra retrieved from AIRS hyperspectral sensor

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1619-1633

  Péquignot, Eric ^a   Chedin A ^a   Scott, N A ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GEOPHYSICS; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED INSTRUMENTS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NASA; RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SKIN; SOUNDING APPARATUS; SURFACES; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER SATELLITES; WINDOWS;

AIRS RETRIEVALS; ATMOSPHERIC SITUATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC WINDOWS; BASE-LINES; CALIFORNIA; HYPERSPECTRAL SENSORS; INFRARED EMISSIVITIES; INITIAL GUESSES; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; LAND SURFACES; MULTISPECTRAL; PRIORI INFORMATIONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATIONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; SANTA BARBARA; SKIN TEMPERATURES; SOIL TYPES; SPACE BORNE; SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS; SURFACE EMISSIVITIES; SURFACE SKIN TEMPERATURES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN; WATER VAPOR PROFILES;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA;

AIR TEMPERATURE; EMISSIVITY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 57649165378     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAMC1773.1     Document Type: Article

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