Accuracy assessment of moderate resolution image spectroradiometer products for dust storms in semiarid environment

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 373-380

  Amanollahi, J ^a   Kaboodvandpour, S ^b   Abdullah, A M ^a   Ramli, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KURDISTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical thickness; Air quality; Particulate matter; Uncertainty level

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR QUALITY; ALGORITHM; DUST STORM; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MODIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIOMETER; RAINFALL; SEMIARID REGION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND;

IRAN; KORDESTAN; SANANDAJ;

EID: 82055182222     PISSN: 17351979     EISSN: 17352746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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