On the accuracy of Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer retrievals over tropical cloudy regions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D23, 2001, Pages 32315-32326

  Newchurch, M J ^a,d   Liu, X ^a   Kim, J H ^b   Bhartia, P K ^c  

^a University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLOUD COVER; ERROR ANALYSIS; OZONE; TOMS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0035724227     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000151     Document Type: Article

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