An analysis of clear sky and contextual biases using an operational over ocean MODIS aerosol product

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2009, Pages

  Zhang, Jianglong ^a   Reid, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTROMETERS;

AEROSOL ANALYSIS; AEROSOL LOADING; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL PRODUCT; CLEAR SKY; FREE REGION; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; OVERCAST SKIES; PREDICTION SYSTEMS; SAMPLING RESULTS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; CLEAR SKY; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATOLOGY; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 70350026279     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL038723     Document Type: Article

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