Intersatellite calibration of NOAA HIRS CO2 channels for climate studies

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5190-5203

  Chen, Ruiyue ^a,b   Cao, Changyong ^b   Paul Menzel, W ^c  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

calibration; climate; cloud; CO2; HIRS; IASI

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOUDS; ESTIMATION; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERFEROMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; OVERPASSES; SATELLITES;

CLIMATE; CO2; HIRS; HYPERSPECTRAL MEASUREMENTS; IASI; INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING INTERFEROMETERS; ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE VALUES; SPECTRAL RESPONSE FUNCTIONS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA SET; IASI; IRRADIANCE; NOAA SATELLITE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84880252514     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50447     Document Type: Article

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