Validation of geolocation of measurements of the clouds and the earth's radiant energy system (ceres) scanning radiometers aboard three spacecraft

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2379-2391

  Smith, G Louis ^a   Priestley, Kory J ^b   Hess, Phillip C ^c   Currey, Chris ^b   Spence, Peter ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^d SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUA SPACECRAFTS; CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEMS; EARTH'S SURFACE; EMITTED RADIATION; GEOLOCATIONS; LAND SURFACE; NUMBER OF DATUM; OCEAN SURFACES; PIXEL SIZE; SCAN DIRECTION; SCANNING RADIOMETER; SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS; WORLD BANK;

CLOUDS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PIXELS; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; SCANNING; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACECRAFT; SUN;

SOLAR ENERGY;

CLOUD; ENERGY BALANCE; LAND SURFACE; PIXEL; RADIOMETER; SEA SURFACE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACECRAFT;

CERES;

EID: 73149103913     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1207.1     Document Type: Article

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