Comparison of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ocean aerosol retrievals with ship-based Sun photometer measurements from the Around the Americas expedition

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 16, 2011, Pages

  Adames, A F ^a   Reynolds, M ^b   Smirnov, A ^c,d   Covert, D S ^a   Ackerman, T P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Department of Atmospheric Sciences University of Washington ^*  (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d SIGMA SPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; PHOTOMETERS; PHOTOMETRY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTROMETERS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; WIND EFFECTS;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL PRODUCT; AEROSOL RETRIEVAL; COASTAL WATERS; HANDHELDS; MARINE AEROSOLS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; OPTICAL DEPTH; SUN PHOTOMETERS; SURFACE OBSERVATION; SURFACE WIND SPEED; WIND SPEED;

RADIOMETERS;

AEROSOL; COASTAL WATER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODIS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIOMETER; RESOLUTION; SPECTROMETER; WIND VELOCITY;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 80052055372     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015440     Document Type: Article

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