Retrieval of atmospheric temperature and composition from remote measurements of thermal radiation

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1976, Pages 609-624

  Rodgers, C D ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION - MEASUREMENTS; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0017016538     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: 19449208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/RG014i004p00609     Document Type: Review

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