Review of selected moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer algorithms, data products, and applications

Advances in Environmental Remote Sensing: Sensors, Algorithms, and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 31-55

  Shao, Yang ^a   Taff, Gregory N ^b   Lunetta, Ross S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

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