Evaluation of the pseudo-spherical approximation for backscattered ultraviolet radiances and ozone retrieval

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 3881-3890

  Caudill, T R ^a,d   Flittner, D E ^a,b   Herman, B M ^a   Torres, O ^b   McPeters, R D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH ANGLE; BACKSCATTER; OZONE; PSEUDO SPHERICAL METHOD; RADIANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE; ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 0031435007     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03266     Document Type: Review

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