CORRECTING FOR TRACE GAS ABSORPTION WHEN RETRIEVING AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH FROM SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS OF REFLECTED SHORTWAVE RADIATION

Correcting for trace gas absorption when retrieving aerosol optical depth from satellite observations of reflected shortwave radiation

Retrieving aerosol optical depth (AOD) from top-of-atmosphere (TOA) satellite-measured radiance requires separating the aerosol signal from the total observed signal.Total TOA radiance includes signal from the underlying surface and from atmospheric constituents such as aerosols, clouds and gases.Multispectral retrieval algorithms, such as the dark

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Assessing Burden of Under-Nutrition among Underfive Children of Urban Slum by Using Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure in Ahmedabad City, Gujarat, India

Introduction: Reduction in child malnutrition is another MDG related to an improvement in child welfare.National data on underweight provided under NFHS-4 (National Family Health Survey) (2015-16) revealed underweight prevalence rate around 35.8%.Objectives: To assess prevalence of under nutrition by composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF)

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Application of GIS for the Control of Major Accident Hazards

The presented study discusses the importance of GIS in assessing the fire and explosion modelling involved in major accident hazards.The simulation of toxic dispersions in the atmosphere is especially dangerous for densely inhabited areas, or close to the sensitive environment, which are called the target systems.Therefore, mathematical-physical pr

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