Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6347724 | Remote Sensing of Environment | 2012 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We derive a desert dust index for the Along-Track Scanning Radiometers (ATSR). ⺠The index utilises thermal infrared brightness temperatures. ⺠It can be applied consistently to all three ATSRs. ⺠The index is well-correlated with aerosol optical depth (r typically > 0.7).
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Authors
E.J. Good, X. Kong, O. Embury, C.J. Merchant, J.J. Remedios,