Possibility of the visible-channel calibration using deep convective clouds overshooting the TTL

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2271-2283

  Sohn, B J ^a   Ham, Seung Hee ^a   Yang, Ping ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CHANNEL MEASUREMENTS; CLOUD OPTICAL THICKNESS; CLOUDY CONDITIONS; DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; INFRARED MEASUREMENTS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; ORBITING SATELLITES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SIMULATED RADIANCES; TROPICAL TROPOPAUSE LAYERS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CALIBRATION; CLOUDS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; PIXELS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTROMETERS; TERBIUM ALLOYS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RADIOMETERS;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; MODIS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PIXEL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TROPOPAUSE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77649132406     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2197.1     Document Type: Article

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