Use of a Spectralon panel to measure the downwelling irradiance signal: Case studies and recommendations

Applied Optics

Volumn 43, Issue 32, 2004, Pages 5981-5986

  Doxaran, David ^a   Cherukuru, Nagur C ^a   Lavender, Samantha J ^a   Moore, Gerald F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR CORRECTION; ESTIMATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; OPTICAL SENSORS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES;

BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; DOWNWELLING IRRADIANCE SIGNALS; IRRADIANCE SENSORS; SPECTRALON PANELS;

IRRADIATION;

EID: 9144229519     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.43.005981     Document Type: Article

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