Radiative transfer modeling for the EOS Terra satellite Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) instrument

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D14, 1999, Pages 16755-16775

  Edwards, D P ^a   Halvorson, C M ^a   Gille, J C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLLUTANT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETER; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0005075453     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900167     Document Type: Article

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