Solar channel calibration using desert targets in Australia: Application to the MTSAT-1R visible sensor

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-205

  Chun, Hyoung Wook ^a   Sohn, Byung Ju ^a   Kim, Do Hyeong ^b   Ahn, Myoung Hwan ^b   Ou, Mi Lim ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b National Typhoon Center   (South Korea)

^c Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; CALIBRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; MODIS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE SENSOR; SEAWIFS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

AUSTRALIA; SIMPSON DESERT;

EID: 84861958802     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2012-203     Document Type: Article

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