Comparison of MkIV balloon and ER-2 aircraft measurements of atmospheric trace gases

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D21, 1999, Pages 26779-26790

  Toon, G C ^a   Blavier, J F ^a   Sen, B ^a   Margitan, J J ^a   Webster, C R ^a   May, R D ^a   Fahey, D ^b   Gao, R ^b   Del Negro, L ^b   Proffitt, M ^b   Elkins, J ^c   Romashkin, P A ^c,d   Hurst, D F ^c,d   Oltmans, S ^c   Atlas, E ^e   Schauffler, S ^e   Flocke, F ^e   Bui, T P ^f   Stimpfle, R M ^g   Bonne, G P ^g   Voss, P B ^g   Cohen, R C ^h   more..

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^f NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^g HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BALLOON OBSERVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; TRACE GAS;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033589440     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900379     Document Type: Review

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