Retrieval of tropospheric carbon monoxide for the MOPITT experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D24, 1998, Pages 32277-32290

  Pan, Liwen ^a   Gille, John C ^a   Edwards, David P ^a   Bailey, Paul L ^a   Rodgers, Clive D ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CLEAR SKY; EOS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0012497461     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD01828     Document Type: Article

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