Multiresolution analysis of the temporal variance and correlation of transmittance and reflectance of an atmospheric column

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 17, 2009, Pages

  Deneke, H M ^a   Knap, W H ^a   Simmer, C ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE WAVELET TRANSFORMS; FREQUENCY BANDS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; PIXELS; REFLECTION; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES;

ALIASING EFFECTS; ATMOSPHERIC COLUMNS; ATMOSPHERIC FLUXES; BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; GROUND MEASUREMENTS; HAAR WAVELETS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; MAXIMUM OVERLAP DISCRETE WAVELET TRANSFORMS; METEOSAT-8; NARROW BANDS; PARALLAX EFFECTS; RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS; ROTATING SHADOWBAND RADIOMETER; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGER; SOLAR SURFACES; TEMPORAL VARIANCE; TIME-SCALE DEPENDENCE; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES; TOTAL VARIANCE; VIEWING ANGLE;

MULTIRESOLUTION ANALYSIS;

BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; CORRELATION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; PIXEL; RADIOMETER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

BENELUX; CABAUW; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; UTRECHT; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 72149092015     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011680     Document Type: Article

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