Radiative transfer validation study from the European AQUA Thermodynamic Experiment

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 135, Issue 639, 2009, Pages 277-290

  Newman, Stuart M ^a   Knuteson, Robert O ^b   Zhou, Daniel K ^c   Larar, Allen M ^c   Smith, William L ^d   Taylor, Jonathan P ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne measurements; AIRS; Remote sensing; Specroscopy

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE MEASUREMENTS; AQUA SATELLITES; ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDERS; ATMOSPHERIC WATER; BENEFICIAL USE; FUNDAMENTAL CONSTRAINTS; HIGH DENSITY; HYPERSPECTRAL; MODEL SPECTRA; RADIOMETRIC ACCURACY; SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION; SPECROSCOPY; TRACE-GASES; VALIDATION STUDY; WATER VAPOUR;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERICS; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED INSTRUMENTS; NASA; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SOUNDING APPARATUS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER VAPOR;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRBORNE SENSING; INTERFEROMETER; MODELING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROSCOPY; TRACE GAS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 67649443946     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.382     Document Type: Review

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