On the application of the MODTRAN4 atmospheric radiative transfer code to optical remote sensing

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1407-1424

  Guanter, Luis ^a   Richter, Rudolf ^b   Kaufmann, Hermann ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTATION THEORY; GEOPHYSICS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TABLE LOOKUP;

ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER; COMPACT HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTROMETERS; MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION; OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING; PROJECT FOR ON-BOARD AUTONOMIES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER THEORY;

REMOTE SENSING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; OPTICAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 67650254778     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802438555     Document Type: Article

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