Satellite Measurements of Atmospheric Aerosols.

Abstract

Measurements of the atmospheric aerosol optical thickness were made during the 1977 EOMET cruise across the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. These data were obtained at the same time as NOAA-5 and GOES visible radiance measurements in the vicinity of the ship. Linear relationships between the upwelling radiance and the aerosol optical thickness were found for each satellite, confirming earlier Landsat results. Differences in the relationships for each satellite are attributed to differences in the radiometric calibrations of the satellite sensors. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1979
Accession Number
ADA066744

Entities

People

  • M. Griggs

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Atmospheric Scattering
  • Boundary Layer
  • Calibration
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Digital Data
  • Measurement
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Photometers
  • Radiance
  • Refractive Index
  • Thickness
  • Upwelling

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space