Comparison of MODIS-derived land surface temperatures with ground surface and air temperature measurements in continuous permafrost terrain

Cryosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-69

  Hachem, S ^a   Duguay, C R ^a   Allard, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUA (SATELLITE); COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOSPHERE; LAND SURFACE; MODIS; PERMAFROST; SATELLITE SENSOR; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TERRA (SATELLITE); TERRAIN; TUNDRA;

ALASKA; CANADA; NUNAVIK; QUEBEC [CANADA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861796103     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-6-51-2012     Document Type: Article

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