Comparing MODIS and AIRS infrared-based cloud retrievals

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1057-1072

  Nasiri, Shaima L ^a   Dang, H Van T ^b   Kahn, Brian H ^b   Fetzer, Eric J ^b   Manning, Evan M ^b   Schreier, Mathias M ^b,c   Frey, Richard A ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud retrieval; Instrumentation sensors; Radiances; Remote sensing; Satellite observations

Indexed keywords

AIRS RETRIEVAL; ALGORITHM REFINEMENT; ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDERS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLOUD LAYERS; CLOUD PRODUCTS; CLOUD RETRIEVAL; CLOUD-TOP TEMPERATURES; EFFECTIVE CLOUD FRACTION; FUTURE OBSERVATIONS; INSTRUMENTATION/SENSORS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE SYSTEM; RADIANCES; RETRIEVAL METHODS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SINGLE LAYER; SPATIAL RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; TWO LAYERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFRARED DEVICES; LUMINANCE; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TEMPERATURE;

INFRARED INSTRUMENTS;

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; INFRARED IMAGERY; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE SENSOR;

EID: 79959574483     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2603.1     Document Type: Article

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