IASI spectral radiance validation inter-comparisons: Case study assessment from the JAIVEx field campaign

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 411-430

  Larar, A M ^a   Smith, W L ^b,c   Zhou, D K ^a   Liu, X ^a   Revercomb, H ^c   Taylor, J P ^d   Newman, S M ^d   Schlussel P ^e  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^e EUMETSAT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INTERFEROMETER; SATELLITE SENSOR; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 74549214297     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-411-2010     Document Type: Article

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