Error analysis for mesospheric temperature profiling by absorptive occultation sensors

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-81

  Rieder, M J ^a   Kirchengast, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure (pressure, density, and temperature; instruments and techniques); Radio science (remote sensing)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035587661     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-19-71-2001     Document Type: Article

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