"Satellite retrievals" refers to the process of obtaining or collecting information or data from satellites, usually regarding the Earth's atmosphere, weather patterns, or other natural phenomena. Full definition
Several conversations with people who work on satellite retrieval algorithms have bolstered this sentiment. (hannahlab.org)
Smirnov, A., B.N. Holben, S.M. Sakerin, D.M. Kabanov, I. Slutsker, M. Chin, T.L. Diehl, L.A. Remer, R. Kahn, A. Ignatov, L. Liu, M. Mishchenko, T.F. Eck, T.L. Kucsera, D. Giles, and O.V. Kopelevich, 2006: Ship - based aerosol optical depth measurements in the Atlantic Ocean: Comparison with satellite retrievals and GOCART model. (pubs.giss.nasa.gov)
The first part of this thesis compares the seasonal cycle and interannual variability of Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) and Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) satellite retrievals over the Northern Hemisphere subtropical Atlantic Ocean, where soil dust aerosols make the largest contribution to the aerosol load, and are assumed to dominate the variability of each data set. (pubs.giss.nasa.gov)