Parallax correction in collocating CloudSat and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) observations: Method and application to convection study

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 17, 2011, Pages

  Wang, Chunpeng ^a   Luo, Zhengzhao Johnny ^b,c   Huang, Xianglei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; BUOYANCY; CLOUDS; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTROMETERS;

CLOUD TOP HEIGHTS; CLOUD-TOP TEMPERATURES; CLOUDSAT; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; CONVECTIVE PLUME; DEEP CONVECTION; FLAT-TOP; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; TROPICAL CONVECTION;

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CIRRUS; CLOUDSAT; CONVECTION; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 80052703492     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016097     Document Type: Article

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