Validation and uncertainty estimates for MODIS Collection 6 "deep Blue" aerosol data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 7864-7872

  Sayer, A M ^a,b   Hsu, N C ^b   Bettenhausen, C ^b,c   Jeong, M J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^d Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AERONET; aerosol; Collection 6; Deep Blue; MODIS; validation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ALGORITHMS; ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REACTOR CORES; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUPERCOMPUTERS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AERONET; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL ROBOTIC NETWORKS; DEEP BLUE; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MODIS; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATES; VALIDATION;

RADIOMETERS;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOMETRY; LAND SURFACE; MODIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84882736585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50600     Document Type: Article

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