Operational calibration of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) visible and near-infrared channels

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 602-616

  Wu, Xiangqian ^a   Sullivan, Jerry T ^b   Heidinger, Andrew K ^c  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; CALIBRATION ALGORITHM; ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES; INSTRUMENT CALIBRATIONS; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; NEAR-REAL TIME; POST-LAUNCH CALIBRATION; RECALIBRATIONS; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED;

ALGORITHMS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFRARED DEVICES; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY;

CALIBRATION;

EID: 79958829147     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m10-080     Document Type: Article

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