Total ozone series at Arosa (Switzerland): Homogenization and data comparison

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D5, 1998, Pages 5827-5841

  Staehelin, Johannes ^a,e   Renaud, Anne ^a,e   Bader, Jürg ^a,e   McPeters, Richard ^b   Viatte, Pierre ^c   Hoegger, Bruno ^c   Bugnion, Veronique ^c   Giroud, Marianne ^c   Schill, Herbert ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Aerological Station   (Switzerland)

^d GeoSol   (Switzerland)

^e Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA QUALITY; HOMOGENIZATION; OZONE;

SWITZERLAND, AROSA;

EID: 0001071404     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD02402     Document Type: Review

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