The moon as light source for atmospheric trace gas observations: Measurement technique and analysis method

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 435-445

  Notholt, J ^a   Lehmann, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Atmospheric trace gases; Infrared spectroscopy; Lunar spectra; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; LIGHT SOURCES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

RETRIEVAL CODES;

MOON;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOON; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TRACE GAS;

EID: 0037290814     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4073(02)00069-9     Document Type: Article

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