Effect of out-of-band response in NOAA-16 AVHRR channel 3b on top-of-atmosphere radiances calculated with the community radiative transfer model

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1968-1972

  Liu, Quanhua ^a   Liang, Xingming ^b,c   Han, Yong ^b   van Delst, Paul ^d   Chen, Yong ^c,d   Ignatov, Alexander ^b   Weng, Fuzhong ^b  

^a Perot Systems   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BAND; ATMOSPHERIC DATA; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; COMMUNITY RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEMS; GLOBAL OCEAN; HIGH ALTITUDE; HIGH RESOLUTION INFRARED RADIATION SOUNDERS; JACOBIANS; JOINT CENTER; METOP-A; MISSING DATA; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; OUT-OF-BAND; PRESSURE LEVEL; SATELLITE DATA ASSIMILATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SINGLE LAYER; STANDARD ATMOSPHERES; SURFACE WINDS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMAL INFRARED CHANNELS; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES; TOP-OF-ATMOSPHERE RADIANCES;

DATA PROCESSING; INFRARED RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 73149101480     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1259.1     Document Type: Letter

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