Evaluating a satellite-derived global infrared land surface emissivity data set for use in radiative transfer modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Vogel, Ronald L ^a,b   Liu, Quanhua ^a,b   Han, Yong ^b   Weng, Fuzhong ^b  

^a SM Resources Corporation ^*  (United States)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

ADVANCED SPACEBORNE THERMAL EMISSION AND REFLECTION RADIOMETER; BARE GROUNDS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; COMMUNITY RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; DATA SETS; EMISSIVITY SPECTRA; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; LAND SURFACE; NORTH AMERICAN; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER SIMULATIONS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL DOMAINS; SPECTRAL REGION; SPINNING ENHANCED VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGER; SURFACE CONDITIONS; SURFACE EMISSIVITY; TIME-PERIODS; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES; UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ASTER; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; DATA SET; DATABASE; EMISSIVITY; INFRARED RADIATION; LAND SURFACE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEVIRI; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955055312     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014679     Document Type: Article

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