Utilizing the MODIS 1.38 μm channel for cirrus cloud optical thickness retrievals: Algorithm and retrieval uncertainties

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 24, 2010, Pages

  Meyer, Kerry ^a,b,c   Platnick, Steven ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; RADIOMETERS; REFLECTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH; ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; CIRRUS CLOUDS; CLOUD LAYERS; CLOUD PRODUCTS; CLOUD WATER; ERROR SOURCES; MODERATE-RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETERS; MODERATELY THICK; OPTICAL THICKNESS; PARTICLE RADII; REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS; RETRIEVAL UNCERTAINTY; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; THIN CIRRUS; VAPOR ATTENUATION; WATER-VAPOR ABSORPTION;

WATER VAPOR;

ALGORITHM; CIRRUS; MODIS; SATELLITE DATA; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 78650490611     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014872     Document Type: Article

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