Using AVHRR lunar observations for NDVI long-term climate change detection

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 20, 2009, Pages

  Cao, Changyong ^a   Vermote, Eric ^b   Xiong, Xiaoxiong ^c  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; EARTH (PLANET); MOON; NASA; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; SIGNAL DETECTION; STABILITY; VEGETATION;

A-STABILITY; BAND RATIOS; CALIBRATION REFERENCE; CHANGE DETECTION; CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION; CLIMATE DATA RECORDS; COMPLEX SPACE; EARTH OBSERVATIONS; HIGH ALTITUDE; LONG TERM DATA RECORD; LONG-TERM TREND; LUNAR CALIBRATIONS; LUNAR OBSERVATIONS; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; NOVEL METHODS; SATELLITE RADIOMETER;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALGORITHM; AVHRR; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; MOON; NDVI; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 72049103694     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012179     Document Type: Article

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