Nighttime cloud properties retrieval using MODIS and artificial neural networks

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 852-858

  Perez J C ^a   Cerdena A ^a   Gonzalez A ^a   Armas, M ^a  

^a Grupo de Observación de la Tierra y la Atmósfera GOTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clouds; Neural networks; Optical properties retrieval; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; NEURAL NETWORKS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING;

CLOUD PROPERTIES; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INFRARED CHANNEL; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; OPERATIONAL TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES RETRIEVAL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 59749092246     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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