Space shuttle based global CO measurements during April and October 1994, MAPS instrument, data reduction, and data validation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D17, 1999, Pages 21443-21454

  Reichle Jr , Henry G ^a   Anderson, Bruce E ^b   Connors, Vickie S ^b   Denkins, Todd C ^b   Forbes, David A ^c   Gormsen, Barbara B ^d   Langenfelds, Ray L ^e   Neil, Doreen O ^b   Nolf, Scott R ^f,i   Novelli, Paul C ^g   Pougatchev, Nikita S ^h   Roell, Marilee M ^b   Steele, L Paul ^e  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SpaceTec Incorporated ^*  (United States)

^d SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

^f Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

^g EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^h CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ CSC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON MONOXIDE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033388068     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD03299     Document Type: Article

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