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Calibration of the visible and near-infrared channels of NOAA-11 and -14 AVHRRs by using reflections from molecular atmosphere and stratus cloud

Hironobu Iwabuchi Hydrological Cycle Research Program, Frontier Research System for Global Change, 3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0001, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 5367-5378 | Received 29 Aug 2001, Published online: 30 Jul 2010

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