MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS)

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2004

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King, M.D., S. Platnick, P. Yang, G.T. Arnold, M.A. Gray, J.C. Riédi, S.A. Ackerman, and K.N. Liou
Remote sensing of liquid water and ice cloud optical thickness, and effective radius in the arctic: Application of airborne multispectral MAS data.
J Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 21, 857-875

2003

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Moeller CC, Revercomb HE, Ackerman SA, et al.
Evaluation of MODIS thermal IR band L1B radiances during SAFARI 2000
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 108 (D13): art. no. 8494 APR 3 2003

Wang JR, Manning W
Near concurrent MIR, SSM/T-2, and SSM/I observations over snow-covered surfaces
REMOTE SENS ENVIRON 84 (3): 457-470 MAR 2003
Gasso, S. and D.A. Hegg
On the retrieval of columnar aerosol mass and CCN concentration by MODIS
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 108 (D1): art. no. 4010 JAN 8 2003

2002

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Rozwadowska A, Cahalan RF
Plane-parallel biases computed from inhomogeneous Arctic clouds and sea ice
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 107 (D19): art. no. 4384 SEP-OCT 2002

Zhang H, Menzel WP
Improvement in thin cirrus retrievals using an emissivity-adjusted CO2 slicing algorithm
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 107 (D17): art. no. 4327 SEP 2002

Hall DK, Riggs GA, Salomonson VV, et al.
MODIS snow-cover products
REMOTE SENS ENVIRON 83 (1-2): 181-194 NOV 2002

Wang JR
A comparison of the MIR-estimated and model-calculated fresh water surface emissivities at 89, 150, and 220 GHz
IEEE T GEOSCI REMOTE 40 (6): 1356-1365 JUN 2002

Kirkland L, Herr K, Keim E, et al.
First use of an airborne thermal infrared hyperspectral scanner for compositional mapping
REMOTE SENS ENVIRON 80 (3): 447-459 JUN 2002

Wan ZM, Zhang YL, Li ZL, et al.
Preliminary estimate of calibration of the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer thermal infrared data using Lake Titicaca
REMOTE SENS ENVIRON 80 (3): 497-515 JUN 2002

Liu J, Dong CH
Using satellite data to analyze properties of cloud particles size on the top of cloud
J INFRARED MILLIM W 21 (2): 124-128 APR 2002

Ma XL, Wan ZM, Moeller CC, et al.
Simultaneous retrieval of atmospheric profiles, land-surface temperature, and surface emissivity from Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer thermal infrared data: extension of a two-step physical algorithm
APPL OPTICS 41 (5): 909-924 FEB 10 2002

2001

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Rolland P, Liou KN
Surface variability effects on the remote sensing of thin cirrus optical and microphysical properties
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 106 (D19): 22965-22977 OCT 16 2001

Benner TC, Evans KF
Three-dimensional solar radiative transfer in small tropical cumulus fields derived from high-resolution imagery
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 106 (D14): 14975-14984 JUL 27 2001

Platnick,S., Li, J.Y., King, M.D., Gerber, H., & Hobbs, P.V.
A Solar Reflectance Method for Retrieving Cloud Optical Thickness and Droplet Size over Snow and Ice Surfaces
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 106 (D14): 15185 - 15199 JUL 27 2001
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Marchand, R. T., Ackerman, T. P., King, M. D., Moroney, C., & Muller, P.
Multi-angle observations of arctic clouds from FIRE ACE: June 3, 1998 case study
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 106 (D14): 15201-15214 JUL 27 2001
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Wang JR, Liu G, Spinhirne JD, et al.
Observations and retrievals of cirrus cloud parameters using multichannel millimeter-wave radiometric measurements
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 106 (D14): 15251-15263 JUL 27 2001

Varnai, T., and Marshak, A.
Statistical Analysis of the Uncertainties in Cloud Optical Depth Retrievals Caused by Three-Dimensional Radiative Effects
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 58 (12): 1540-1548 2001
[pdf 290kB]

Hook SJ, Myers JEJ, Thome KJ, et al.
The MODIS/ASTER airborne simulator (MASTER) - a new instrument for earth science studies
REMOTE SENS ENVIRON 76 (1): 93-102 APR 2001

Wang JR, Racette PE, Triesky ME
Retrieval of precipitable water vapor by the millimeter-wave imaging radiometer in the arctic region during FIRE-ACE
IEEE T GEOSCI REMOTE 39 (3): 595-605 MAR 2001

Warner JX, Gille JC, Edwards DP, et al.
Cloud detection and clearing for the Earth Observing System Terra satellite Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) experiment
APPL OPTICS 40 (8): 1269-1284 MAR 10 2001

Hall DK, Foster JL, Salomonson VV, et al.
Development of a technique to assess snow-cover mapping errors from space
IEEE T GEOSCI REMOTE 39 (2): 432-438 FEB 2001

Garatuza-Payan J, Pinker RT, Shuttleworth WJ
High-resolution daytime cloud observations for northwestern Mexico from GOES-7 satellite observations
J ATMOS OCEAN TECH 18 (1): 39-55 2001

Platnick S.
Approximations for horizontal photon transport in cloud remote sensing problems
J QUANT SPECTROSC RA 68 (1): 75-99 JAN 1 2001

2000

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Curry, J. A., Hobbs, P. V., King, M. D., Randall, D. A., Minnis, P., Isaac, G. A., Pinto, J. O., Uttal, T., Bucholtz, A., Cripe, D. G., Gerber, H., Fairall, C. W., Garrett, T. J., Hudson, J., Intrieri, J. M., Jakob, C., Jensen, T., Lawson, P., Marcotte, D., Nguyen, L., Pilewskie, P., Rangno, A., Rodgers, D., Strawbridge, K. B., Valero, F. P. J., Williams, A. G. & Wylie, D.
FIRE Arctic clouds experiment
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 81 (1): 5-29 2000
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Durkee, P. A., Chartier, R. E., Brown, A., Trehubenko, E. J., Rogerson, S. D., Skupniewicz, C., Nielson, K. E., Platnick, S., & King, M. D.
Composite ship track characteristics
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 57: 2542-2553
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Platnick, S., Durkee, P. A., Nielson, K., Taylor, J. P., Tsay, S.-C., King, M. D., Ferek, R. J., Hobbs, P. V., & Rottman, J. W. (2000).
The role of background cloud microphysics in the radiative formation of ship tracks
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 57: 2607-2624
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Koren I, Joseph JH
The histogram of the brightness distribution of clouds in high-resolution remotely sensed images
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 105 (D24): 29369-29377 DEC 27 2000

Garatuza-Payan J, Pinker RT, Shuttleworth WJ
High-resolution daytime cloud observations for northwestern Mexico from GOES-7 satellite observations
J ATMOS OCEAN TECH 18 (1): 39-55 2001

Platnick S.
Approximations for horizontal photon transport in cloud remote sensing problems
J QUANT SPECTROSC RA 68 (1): 75-99 JAN 1 2001

Kleidman RG, Kaufman YJ, Gao BC, et al.
Remote sensing of total precipitable water vapor in the near-IR over ocean glint
GEOPHYS RES LETT 27 (17): 2657-2660 SEP 1 2000

Liu GS, Curry JA
Determination of ice water path and mass median particle size using multichannel microwave measurements
J APPL METEOROL 39 (8): 1318-1329 AUG 2000

Ma, X., Wan, Z., Moeller, C., Menzel, W., Gumley, L., & Zhang, Y.
Retrieval of geophysical parameters from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer thermal infrared data: evaluation of a two-step physical algorithm
APPL OPTICS 39 (20): 3537-3550 2000
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Collins WD, Bucholtz A, Flatau P, et al.
Determination of surface heating by convective cloud systems in the central equatorial Pacific from surface and satellite measurements
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 105 (D11): 14807-14821 JUN 16 2000

Rolland, P., Liou, K. N., King, M. D., Tsay, S. C., & McFarquhar, G. M.
Remote sensing of optical and microphysical properties of cirrus clouds using MODIS channels: Methodology and sensitivity to physical assumptions
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 105 (D9): 11721-11738 MAY 16 2000
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Baum BA, Kratz DP, Yang P, et al.
Remote sensing of cloud properties using MODIS airborne simulator imagery during SUCCESS 1 Data and models
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 105 (D9): 11767-11780 MAY 16 2000

Baum, B. A., Soulen, P. F., Strabala, K. I., King, M. D., Ackerman, S. A., Menzel, W. P., & Yang, P.
Remote sensing of cloud properties using MODIS Airborne Simulator imagery during SUCCESS 2 Cloud thermodynamic phase
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 105 (D9): 11781-11792 MAY 16 2000
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Baum BA, Spinhirne JD
Remote sensing of cloud properties using MODIS airborne simulator imagery during SUCCESS 3 Cloud overlap
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 105 (D9): 11793-11804 MAY 16 2000

Deeter MN, Evans KF
A novel ice-cloud retrieval algorithm based on the millimeter-wave imaging radiometer (MIR) 150-and 220-GHz channels
J APPL METEOROL 39 (5): 623-633 MAY 2000

Ferrare R, Ismail S, Browell E, et al.
Comparisons of LASE, aircraft, and satellite measurements of aerosol optical properties and water vapor during TARFOX
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 105 (D8): 9935-9947 APR 27 2000

Soulen PF, King MD, Tsay SC, et al.
Airborne spectral measurements of surface-atmosphere anisotropy during the SCAR-A, Kuwait oil fire, and TARFOX experiments
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 105 (D8): 10203-10218 APR 27 2000
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Plokhenko Y, Menzel WP
The effects of surface reflection on estimating the vertical temperature-humidity distribution from spectral infrared measurements
J APPL METEOROL 39 (1): 3-14 JAN 2000

1999

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Frey, R. A., B. A. Baum , W. P. Menzel, S. A. Ackerman, C. C. Moeller, and J. D. Spinhirne
Validation of CO2-slicing cloud heights computed from MAS radiance data during SUCCESS
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 104 (24): 547-555 1999

King, M. D., Kaufman, Y. J., Tanré, D., & Nakajima, T.
Remote sensing of tropospheric aerosols from space: Past, present and future
Bulletin of the American Meterological Society 80 (11): 2229-2259 NOV 1999
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Ou, S. C., Liou, K. N., King, M. D. & Tsay, S. C.
Remote sensing of cirrus cloud parameters based on a 0.63-3.7 µm radiance correlation technique applied to AVHRR data
GEOPHYS RES LETT 26 (16): 2437-2440 AUG 15 1999
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Tanré, D., Remer, L. A., Kaufman, Y. J., Mattoo, S., Hobbs, P. V., Livingston, J. M., Russell, P. B, & Smirnov, A.
Retrieval of aerosol optical thickness and size distribution over ocean from the MODIS Airborne Simulator during TARFOX
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 104 (D2): 2261-2278 JAN 27 1999

Wan, Z., Zhang, Y., Ma, X., King, M. D., Myers, J. S. & Li, X.
Vicarious calibration of the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Airborne Simulator thermal-infrared channels
APPL OPTICS 38 (30): 6294-6306 OCT 20 1999
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McFarquhar GM, Heymsfield AJ, Macke A, et al.
Use of observed ice crystal sizes and shapes to calculate mean-scattering properties and multispectral radiances: CEPEX April 4, 1993, case study
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 104 (D24): 31763-31779 DEC 27 1999

Frey RA, Baum BA, Menzel WP, et al.
A comparison of cloud top heights computed from airborne lidar and MAS radiance data using CO2 slicing
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 104 (D20): 24547-24555 OCT 27 1999

Riggs GA, Hall DK, Ackerman SA
Sea ice extent and classification mapping with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Airborne Simulator
REMOTE SENS ENVIRON 68 (2): 152-163 MAY 1999

1998

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Kaufman YJ, Hobbs PV, Kirchhoff VWJH, et al.
Smoke, Clouds, and Radiation - Brazil (SCAR-B) experiment
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 103 (D24): 31783-31808 DEC 27 1998
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Ackerman, S. A., Moeller, C. C., Strabala, K. I., Gerber, H. E., Gumley, L. E., Menzel, W. P., & Tsay, S.-C.
Retrieval of effective microphysical properties of clouds: A wave cloud case study
GEOPHYS RES LETT 25 (8): 1121-1124 APR 15 1998
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Ackerman, S. A., Strabala, K. I., Menzel, W. P., Frey, R. A., Moeller, C. C., & Gumley, L. E.
Discriminating clear-sky from clouds with MODIS
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 103 (D24): 32141-32157 DEC 27 1998
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Chu, D. A., Kaufman, Y. J., Remer, L. A., & Holben, B. N.
Remote sensing of smoke from MODIS Airborne Simulator during SCAR-B experiment
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 103 (D24): 31979-31988 DEC 27 1998

Gao, B.-C., Han, W., Tsay, S.-C., & Larsen, N. F.
Cloud detection over the Arctic region using airborne imaging spectrometer data during the daytime
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 37 (11): 1421-1429 NOV 1998
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Kaufman, Y. J., Herring, D. D., Ranson, K. J., & Collatz, G. J.
Earth Observing System AM1 Mission to Earth
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 36 (4): 1045-1055 1998
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Kaufman, Y. J., Justice, C. O., Flynn, L. P., Kendall, J. D., Prins, E. M,, Giglio, L., Ward, D. E., Menzel, P., & Setzer, A. W.
Potential global fire monitoring from EOS-MODIS
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 103 (D24): 32215-32238 DEC 27 1998
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Kaufman, Y. J., Kleidman, R. G., & King, M. D.
SCAR-B fires in the tropics: Properties and their remote sensing from EOS-MODIS
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 103 (D24): 31955-31968 DEC 27 1998
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King, M. D., Tsay, S.-C., Ackerman, S. A., & Larsen, N. F. (1998).
Discriminating heavy aerosol, clouds, and fires during SCAR-B: Application of airborne multispectral MAS data
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 103 (D24): 31989-31999 DEC 27 1998
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Gasso S, Hegg DA
Comparison of columnar aerosol optical properties measured by the MODIS airborne simulator with in situ measurements: A case study
REMOTE SENS ENVIRON 66 (2): 138-152 NOV 1998

Ackerman SA, Moeller CC, Strabala KI, et al.
Retrieval of effective microphysical properties of clouds: A wave cloud case study
GEOPHYS RES LETT 25 (8): 1121-1124 APR 15 1998

Smith WL, Ackerman S, Revercomb H, et al.
Infrared spectral absorption of nearly invisible cirrus clouds
GEOPHYS RES LETT 25 (8): 1137-1140 APR 15 1998

Wang JR, Racette P, Spinhirne JD, et al.
Observations of cirrus clouds with airborne MIR, CLS, and MAS during
SUCCESS GEOPHYS RES LETT 25 (8): 1145-1148 APR 15 1998

Duda DP, Spinhirne JD, Hart VD
Retrieval of contrail microphysical properties during SUCCESS by the split-window method
GEOPHYS RES LETT 25 (8): 1149-1152 APR 15 1998

Liu GS, Curry JA
Remote sensing of ice water characteristics in tropical clouds using aircraft microwave measurements
J APPL METEOROL 37 (4): 337-355 APR 1998

1997

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Valero FPJ, Bucholtz A, Bush BC, et al.
Atmospheric Radiation Measurements Enhanced Shortwave Experiment (ARESE): Experimental and data details
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 102 (D25): 29929-29937 DEC 27 1997

Wang MH, King MD
Correction of Rayleigh scattering effects in cloud optical thickness retrievals
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 102 (D22): 25915-25926 NOV 27 1997

Wang JR, Spinhirne JD, Racette P, et al.
The effect of clouds on water vapor profiling from the millimeter-wave radiometric measurements
J APPL METEOROL 36 (9): 1232-1244 SEP 1997

Kaufman, Y. J., Tanré, D., Remer, L., Vermote, E. F., Chu, A., & Holben, B. N.
Operational remote sensing of tropospheric aerosol over the land from EOS-MODIS
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 102 (D14): 17051-17068 JUL 27 1997
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Moeller, C. C., LaPorte, D. D., Strabala, K. I., Hajek, P., & Menzel, W. P.
Spectral characterization of MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS) LWIR bands and application to MODIS science data cloud products
In Proceedings of SPIE 1997 (Earth Observing Systems II) Vol. 3117: 235-243 1997
Palos Verdes Estates, CA: SPIE.
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Remer, L. A., Gassó, S., Hegg, D. A., Kaufman, Y. J., & Holben, B. N.
Urban/industrial aerosol: Ground-based sun/sky radiometer and airborne in situ measurements
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 102 (D14): 16849-16859 JUL 27 1997
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Tanré, D., Kaufman, Y. J., Herman, M., & Mattoo, S.
Remote sensing of aerosol properties over oceans using the MODIS/EOS spectral radiances
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 102 (D14): 16971-16988 JUL 27 1997
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Vermote, E. F., El Saleous, N. Z., Justice, C. O., Kaufman, Y. J., Privette, J., Remer, L., Roger, J. C., & Tanré, D.
Atmospheric correction of visible to middle infrared EOS-MODIS data over land surface, background, operational algorithm and validation
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 102 (14): 17131-17141 1997
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Snyder WC, Wan ZM, Zhang YL, et al.
Requirements for satellite land surface temperature validation using a silt playa
REMOTE SENS ENVIRON 61 (2): 279-289 AUG 1997

Valero FPJ, Collins WD, Pilewskie P, et al.
Direct radiometric observations of the water vapor greenhouse effect over the equatorial Pacific ocean
SCIENCE 275 (5307): 1773-1776 MAR 21 1997

1996

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King, M. D., Menzel, W. P., Grant, P. S., Myers, J. S., Arnold, G. T., Platnick, S. E., Gumley, L. E., Tsay, S.-C., Moeller, C. C., Fitzgerald, M., Brown, K. S., & Osterwisch, F. G.
Airborne scanning spectrometer for remote sensing of cloud, aerosol, water vapor and surface properties
J ATMOS OCEAN TECH 13 (1): 777-794 1996
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Tsay, S. C., Gabriel, P. M., King, M. D., & Stephens, G. L.
Spectral reflectance and atmospheric energetics in cirrus-like clouds. Part II: Applications of a Fourier-Riccati approach to radiative transfer
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 53 (23): 3450-3467 DEC 1 1996
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1995

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Gumley, L. E. & King, M. D.
Remote sensing of flooding in the US upper midwest during the summer of 1993
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 76: 933-943 1995
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King, M. D., Tsay, S. C., & Platnick, S.
In situ observations of the indirect effects of aerosol on clouds
In R.J. Charlson & J. Heintzenberg (Eds.)
Aerosol Forcing of Climate (Vol., 227-248) 1995
New York: John Wiley and Sons
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Running, S. W., Justice, C. O., Salomonson, V., Hall, D., Barker, J., Kaufman, Y. J., Strahler, A. H., Huete, A. R., Mu ller, J. P., Vanderbilt, V., Wan, Z.-M., Teillet, P., & Carneggie, D.
Terrestrial remote sensing science and algorithms planned for EOS/MODIS
International Journal of Remote Sensing 15 (17): 3587-3620 1995
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1992

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King, M. D.
Directional and spectral reflectance of the Kuwait oil-fire smoke
J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS 97(D13): 14545-14549 1992
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