The Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement (POAM) III instrument and early validation results

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D15, 1999, Pages 18785-18799

  Lucke, R L ^a   Korwan, D R ^b   Bevilacqua, R M ^a   Hornstein, J S ^a   Shettle, E P ^a   Chen, D T ^a   Daehler, M ^a   Lumpe, J D ^b   Fromm, M D ^b   Debrestian, D ^b   Neff, B ^c   Squire, M ^c   Konig Langlo G ^d   Davies, J ^e  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Computational Physics Inc ^*  (United States)

^c TREX ENTERPRISES CORPORATION   (United States)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; POLAR REGION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0033587845     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900235     Document Type: Article

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