AERONET—A Federated Instrument Network and Data Archive for Aerosol Characterization

B.N. Holben; T.F. Eck; I. Slutsker; D. Tanré; J.P. Buis; A. Setzer; E. Vermote; J.A. Reagan; Y.J. Kaufman; T. Nakajima; F. Lavenu; I. Jankowiak; A. Smirnov

doi:10.1016/s0034-4257(98)00031-5

journal article Oct 01, 1998

AERONET—A Federated Instrument Network and Data Archive for Aerosol Characterization

B.N. Holben T.F. Eck I. Slutsker D. Tanré J.P. Buis A. Setzer E. Vermote J.A. Reagan Y.J. Kaufman T. Nakajima

F. Lavenu I. Jankowiak A. Smirnov

Remote Sensing of Environment Vol. 66 No. 1 pp. 1-16 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Oct 01, 1998
Vol/Issue: 66(1)
Pages: 1-16
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Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Lanham Maryland USA; Biospheric Sciences Branch NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt Maryland USA

Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., 502 Kandatsu, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan

Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Lanham Maryland USA; Biospheric Sciences Branch NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt Maryland USA

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B.N. Holben, T.F. Eck, I. Slutsker, et al. (1998). AERONET—A Federated Instrument Network and Data Archive for Aerosol Characterization. Remote Sensing of Environment, 66(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0034-4257(98)00031-5

AERONET—A Federated Instrument Network and Data Archive for Aerosol Characterization

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