Evidence of scattering of tropospheric radiation by PSCs in mid-IR limb emission spectra: MIPAS-B observations and KOPRA simulations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2002, Pages

  Hopfner M ^a   Oelhaf, H ^a   Wetzel, G ^a   Friedl Vallon, F ^a   Kleinert, A ^a   Lengel, A ^a   Maucher, G ^a   Nordmeyer, H ^a   Glatthor, N ^a   Stiller, G ^a   Clarmann, T V ^a   Fischer, H ^a   Kroger C ^b   Deshler, T ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT EMISSION; SCATTERING; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS;

CONTINUUM RADIANCE SIGNALS; LIMB EMISSION SPECTRA; LIMB MEASUREMENTS; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER FOR PASSIVE ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDINGS; MODEL CALCULATIONS; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS; REASONABLE VALUE; RETRIEVAL PROCESS; SPECTRAL FEATURE;

TROPOSPHERE;

POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; RADIATION BALANCE; SCATTERING; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0037092281     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001gl014443     Document Type: Article

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