Infrared continental surface emissivity spectra and skin temperature retrieved from IASI observations over the tropics

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1164-1179

  Capelle, Virginie ^a   Chédin, Alain ^a   Péquignot, Eric ^b   Schlüssel, Peter ^c   Newman, Stuart M ^d   Scott, Noelle A ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

^c European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites   (Germany)

^d MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Land surface; Land surface model; Radiative transfer; Remote sensing; Satellite observations

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CHARACTERISTICS; ATMOSPHERIC VARIABLES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EMISSIVITY SPECTRA; EVALUATION SYSTEM; FIELD OF VIEWS; GLOBAL COVERAGE; INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDER; INFRARED OBSERVATIONS; LAND SURFACE; LAND SURFACE MODELS; LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SKIN TEMPERATURES; SPACE AND TIME; SPECTRAL VARIATION; STANDARD DEVIATION; SURFACE EMISSIVITY; SURFACE ENERGY FLUXES; SURFACE SKIN TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES;

ATMOSPHERICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; INTERFEROMETERS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AEROSOL; EMISSIVITY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84859406439     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-11-0145.1     Document Type: Article

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