The far-infrared earth

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Harries, J ^a   Carli, B ^b   Rizzi, R ^c   Serio, C ^d   Mlynczak, M ^e   Palchetti, L ^b   Maestri, T ^c   Brindley, H ^a   Masiello, G ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^e NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD; INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SATELLITE DATA; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 60849118390     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007RG000233     Document Type: Review

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