Reconciling satellite-derived atmospheric properties with fine-resolution land imagery: Insights for atmospheric correction

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  Zelazowski, Przemyslaw ^a   Sayer, Andrew M ^a,b,c   Thomas, Gareth E ^a   Grainger, Roy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATOLOGY; OZONE; RADIOMETERS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES; VEGETATION; WATER VAPOR;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; ALONG-TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC CONSTITUENTS; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC DATA; ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES; GROUND ELEVATION; LAND IMAGERY; LAND SURFACE; LANDSAT; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MOUNTAINOUS AREA; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; PHYSICALLY BASED; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SATELLITE RETRIEVAL; SATELLITE SENSORS; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES; TOTAL OZONE; TOTAL WATER VAPORS;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ALONG TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETER; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA SET; DOWNSCALING; LANDSAT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODIS; MOUNTAIN REGION; NDVI; OPTICAL DEPTH; OZONE; RESOLUTION; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; TIME SERIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

AMAZONAS [PERU]; ANDES; PERU;

EID: 80053618719     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015488     Document Type: Article

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