The retrieval of land surface pressure from MERIS measurements in the oxygen a band

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1367-1377

  Lindstrot, Rasmus ^a   Preusker, Rene ^a   Fischer, Jürgen ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL DATA; ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES; GREENLAND; ICE SURFACES; LAND SURFACE; OXYGEN A-BAND; PATH LENGTH; RESOLUTION IMAGING; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SPATIAL AVERAGING; SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACE PRESSURES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

ABSORPTION; LANDFORMS; OXYGEN; SEA LEVEL; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; CLEAR SKY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVISAT-1; FORECASTING METHOD; LAND SURFACE; MERIS; OXYGEN; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SURFACE PRESSURE;

AFRICA; ARCTIC; ASIA; GREENLAND;

EID: 73049102503     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1212.1     Document Type: Article

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