Discrimination of biomass burning smoke and clouds in MAIAC algorithm

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 9679-9686

  Lyapustin, A ^a   Korkin, S ^b   Wang, Y ^c   Quayle, B ^d   Laszlo, I ^e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^e OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; BIOMASS BURNING; DETECTION METHOD; MODIS; ORGANIC CARBON; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SMOKE; WILDFIRE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GEORGIA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869029243     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-9679-2012     Document Type: Article

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