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Long-term statistical assessment of Aqua-MODIS aerosol optical depth over coastal regions: bias characteristics and uncertainty sources Cover

Long-term statistical assessment of Aqua-MODIS aerosol optical depth over coastal regions: bias characteristics and uncertainty sources

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology
Volume 65 (2013): Issue 1
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|Jan 2013
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v65i0.20805 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889
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Language: English
Page range: 20805 - 20805
Submitted on: Mar 11, 2013
Accepted on: Aug 2, 2013
Published on: Jan 1, 2013
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
MODIS,
aerosols,
coastal waters,
uncertainties,
turbidity

© 2013 Jacob C. Anderson, Jun Wang, Jing Zeng, Gregory Leptoukh, Maksym Petrenko, Charles Ichoku, Chuanmin Hu, published by Stockholm University Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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