An accuracy assessment of the CALIOP/CALIPSO version 2/version 3 daytime aerosol extinction product based on a detailed multi-sensor, multi-platform case study

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3981-4000

  Kacenelenbogen, M ^a   Vaughan, M A ^b   Redemann, J ^c   Hoff, R M ^d   Rogers, R R ^b   Ferrare, R A ^b   Russell, P B ^a   Hostetler, C A ^b   Hair, J W ^b   Holben, B N ^e  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; CALIPSO; CLOUD; LIDAR; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; POLDER;

EID: 79955628280     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-3981-2011     Document Type: Article

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