Long-term stability of TES satellite radiance measurements

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1481-1490

  Connor, T C ^a   Shephard, M W ^b   Payne, V H ^a   Cady Pereira, K E ^a   Kulawik, S S ^c   Luo, M ^c   Osterman, G ^c   Lampel, M ^d  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; METHANE; NADIR; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIANCE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPECTROMETER; TIME SERIES; TRACE GAS; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84857735085     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-1481-2011     Document Type: Article

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