Improved temperature sounding and quality control methodology using AIRS/AMSU data: The AIRS science team version 5 retrieval algorithm

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 883-907

  Susskind, Joel ^a   Blaisdell, John M ^a   Iredell, Lena ^a   Keita, Fricky ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric infrared sounder advanced microwave sounding unit (AIRS AMSU); Cloud cleared radiances; Error estimates; High spectral resolution infrared sounders; Infrared sounding in cloudy conditions; Retrieval methodology

Indexed keywords

CLOUD-CLEARED RADIANCES; ERROR ESTIMATES; HIGH SPECTRAL-RESOLUTION INFRARED SOUNDERS; INFRARED SOUNDING; MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT; RETRIEVAL METHODOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; ESTIMATION; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFRARED DEVICES; MICROWAVE ACOUSTIC DEVICES; MICROWAVES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOUNDING APPARATUS;

INFRARED INSTRUMENTS;

ALGORITHM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOUD COVER; DATA INTERPRETATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIANCE; SATELLITE DATA; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 79952039169     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2010.2070508     Document Type: Article

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