Intercomparison of satellite dust retrieval products over the west African Sahara during the Fennec campaign in June 2011

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 136, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-116

  Banks, J R ^a   Brindley, H E ^a   Flamant, C ^b   Garay, M J ^c   Hsu, N C ^d   Kalashnikova, O V ^c   Kluser L ^e   Sayer, A M ^d,f  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Fennec; Remote sensing of dust; Satellite retrieval intercomparisons

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AIRBORNE LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; FENNEC; INTENSIVE MEASUREMENTS; INTERCOMPARISONS; LAND SURFACE PROPERTIES; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; SATELLITE INSTRUMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATOLOGY; LOADING; OPTICAL RADAR; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

DUST;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; ERROR ANALYSIS; IASI; LAND SURFACE; MISR; MODIS; OPTICAL DEPTH; PHOTOMETER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEVIRI;

SAHARA; WEST AFRICA;

VULPES ZERDA;

EID: 84878363206     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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