Comparison of MISR and AERONET aerosol optical depths over desert sites

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2004, Pages

  Martonchik, J V ^a   Diner, D J ^a   Kahn, R ^a   Gaitley, B ^a   Holben, B N ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; INFRARED RADIATION; RADIOMETERS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS (AOD); MULTI-ANGLE IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETERS (MISR); SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESERT; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL DEPTH;

EID: 7044249742     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019807     Document Type: Article

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