Preliminary analysis of the spatial and temporal patterns of aerosols and their impact on climate in Malaysia using MODIS satellite data

International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives

Volumn 38, Issue , 2010, Pages 386-391

  Kanniah, Kasturi Devi ^a   Yaso, Norbaizura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Climate; MODIS; Spatial; Temporal

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BUDGET CONTROL; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLLUTION; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SUN; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; CLIMATE; MODIS; SPATIAL; TEMPORAL;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84890260531     PISSN: 16821750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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