i Detection of Smoke and Dust Aerosols Using Multi-sensor Satellite ...
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS<br />
AI Aerosol Index<br />
AOD Aerosol Optical Depth<br />
AOT Aerosol Optical Thickness<br />
ASTER Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission <strong>and</strong> Reflection<br />
Radiometer<br />
ATBD Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents<br />
AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer<br />
BBR B<strong>and</strong>-to-B<strong>and</strong> Registration<br />
BT Bright Temperature<br />
BTD Bright Temperature Difference<br />
CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar <strong>and</strong> Infrared Pathfinder <strong>Satellite</strong><br />
Observation<br />
EOS Earth Observing System<br />
FPA Focal Plane Assemblies<br />
IFOV Instantaneous Field Of View<br />
MCST MODIS Characterization Support Team<br />
MISR <strong>Multi</strong>angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer<br />
MODIS MODoderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer<br />
NASA National Aeronautics <strong>and</strong> Space Administration<br />
NDDI Normalized Difference <strong>Dust</strong> Index<br />
NDSI Normalized Difference Snow Index<br />
NDVI Normalized Difference Vegetation Index<br />
NMDI Normalized <strong>Multi</strong>-b<strong>and</strong> Drought Index<br />
NI Normalized Index<br />
NIR Near Infrared<br />
L1B Level 1B<br />
LWIR Long Wavelength Infrared<br />
OMI Ozone Monitoring Instrument<br />
RGB Red, Blue, Green<br />
RSB Reflective Solar B<strong>and</strong><br />
SIS Spherical Integration Source<br />
SMIR Short- <strong>and</strong> Middle- Wavelength Infrared<br />
SWIR Short Wavelength Infrared<br />
SRCA The Spectro-Radiometric Calibration Assembly<br />
SZA Solar Zenith Angle<br />
TEB Thermal Emissive B<strong>and</strong><br />
UVAI UV Aerosol Index<br />
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